Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 112996

Turkey: Development Aid

Tabled: 11 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how the Building Refugee Resilience and Inclusion in Turkey programme encourages refugees to return to Syria and other countries of origin.

Answer

Stephen Doughty

The Government is working with Turkey to help it manage the challenges of hosting approximately 2.3 million refugees, the majority of whom have fled conflict and persecution in Syria. The February 2023 earthquakes near the Turkish-Syrian border had a deva...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 112996) →