Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 21998

Syria: British Nationals Abroad

Tabled: 6 January 2025

Answered: 9 January 2025

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Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 19312 on Syria: British Nationals Abroad, what steps is he taking to provide consular support to British nationals in S

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

Consular support is not available from the UK Government from within Syria as all British Embassy services in Damascus are suspended. This makes it difficult to provide direct assistance to British nationals located there. Nevertheless, each request for c...

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