Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 20819
Syria: Development Aid
Tabled: 17 December 2024
Answered: 6 January 2025
Question
Phil Brickell
Labour — Bolton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to use UK-based assets that were expropriated by the Assad regime for (a) aid and (b) re-development projects to help the Syrian people.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerUK-based assets expropriated by the Assad regime remain frozen. As with all our sanctions, we keep our approach under review.We do not comment on future designations as to do so lessens their potential impact.