Written Question·Home Office·UIN 85745
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 12 November 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's joint press release entitled UK removes Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham from terrorist organisation list, published on 21 October 2025, on what date she commenced the process
Answer
Dan JarvisHTS was proscribed as an alias of Al Qa’ida in 2017. The Government no longer assesses HTS to be an alias of AQ.The decision to remove HTS as an alias of Al Qa’ida was based on assessments and relevant information available at the time. Every proscription...
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