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Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 2 December 2025

Debate

British Embassy in Damascus

Contribution

My Lords, the Minister mentioned the millions of Syrians who are refugees in other countries, and we know that a significant number of them have attempted to get to this country by one means or another. Given His Majesty’s Government’s current policy on immigrants, legal and irregular, does that not give them a real incentive to invest in making Syria not only a more stable country but one with greater respect for human rights—particularly rights for women—and social stability?

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