Question follow-through · 68706
Syria: Druze
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to (a) protect and (b) support the Druze minority in Syria.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 16 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 6 Aug 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to (a) protect and (b) support the Druze minority in Syria.
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Aug 2025
Answer published
We are deeply concerned by the recent violence in Suwayda and welcome the announcement of a ceasefire. In diplomatic engagement with the Syrian Government and other partners, and as I said in my statement on X on 17 July, we have been clear that we want t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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