Written Question·Home Office·UIN 85748

Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

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, whether she has placed conditions on Ha

Answer

Dan Jarvis
HTS was proscribed as an alias of Al Qa’ida in 2017. The Government no longer assesses HTS to be an alias of AQ.Deproscription decisions are not taken lightly. The Home Secretary is supported in her decision making by a robust process which involves subst...

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