Question follow-through · 52195
Syria: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to President Trump's announcement on 13 May 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of lifting UK sanctions on Syria.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 14 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 May 2025
- Answer
- 2 Jun 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to President Trump's announcement on 13 May 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of lifting UK sanctions on Syria.
19 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Jun 2025
Answer published
We welcome the announcement by President Trump of the US' intention to lift sanctions on Syria and look forward to further details of the timeline and process. On 24 April, we lifted sanctions on some sectors of the Syrian economy, including trade, energy...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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