Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 24792

Bashar al-Assad: Human Trafficking

Tabled: 17 January 2025

Answered: 28 January 2025

Question

Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the fall of Bashar al-Assad on the trafficking of (a) British and (b) other (i) women and (ii) children by

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

As the present situation in Syria unfolds, we are working closely with partners to monitor Daesh activity and prevent them from exploiting the current instability, including through our work with the Global Coalition Against Daesh. Daesh's ability to dire...

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