Question follow-through · 1596

Syria: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department are taking to protect the Alawite minority in Syria.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
14 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
18 May 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department are taking to protect the Alawite minority in Syria.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 May 2026

    Answer published

    Further to the answer given on 18 September 2025 to question 74583, I raised this issue with the Syrian Foreign Minister during his visit to London in November 2025, and the situation of minority rights in Syria was also raised during President Al Sharaa'...

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