Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 65223

Syria: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 7 July 2025

Answered: 29 July 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support transparent investigations into the (a) recent attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus, (b) reported killings of Christians and

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

We continue to press the Syrian Government on the need to improve their response to sectarian violence and hold those responsible to account. We welcomed President Al-Sharaa's establishment of a Fact-Finding Committee to investigate the sectarian violence...

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