Question follow-through · 108276

Syria: Kurds

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Syrian counterpart on the protection of Kurdish civilians in northern areas of that country.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
2 Feb 2026
Answer
5 Feb 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Syrian counterpart on the protection of Kurdish civilians in northern areas of that country.

  2. 2 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement I made to the House on 28 January 2026.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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