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646594

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/12/2016
	date	28/11/2016
	date tabled	28/11/2016
	ddp created	28/11/2016 22:17:02
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	28/11/2016 22:26:40 07/12/2016 16:03:08
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3612
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	07/12/2016 15:32:16
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether ministers or officials met (1) Ignatius Aphrem II, the Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, or (2) Mr Salih Muslim Muhammad, co-leader of the Democratic Union Party in Syria, during their recent visits to London; and if so, what they discussed.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL3612
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3612
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>No Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers met Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II or Mr Salih Muslim Muhammad during their recent visits to London. Officials attended public events at which the individuals spoke but did not engage in dialogue in either instance.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

627578

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/11/2016
	date	02/11/2016
	date tabled	02/11/2016
	ddp created	02/11/2016 22:45:09
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	02/11/2016 22:55:18 15/11/2016 17:43:04
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2952
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	15/11/2016 17:11:33
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 24 October (HL2327), whether they have studied the report by the multi-faith pastoral group.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL2952
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2952
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We are aware of this visit and have received reports from various members of the visiting group. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advised strongly against this visit, both for security reasons and because such visits can become tools of the Asad regime's propaganda.</p><p>The FCO's analysis – based on reports from the FCO network and a wide range of credible independent sources – is that the Asad regime is responsible for widespread atrocities against the Syrian people. This includes the death of an estimated 400,000 people in the last five years, the use of chemical weapons, torture, arbitrary detention and disappearances.</p>
	creator	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

417067

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/09/2015
	date	07/09/2015
	date tabled	07/09/2015
	ddp created	07/09/2015 23:04:36
	ddp modified	12/10/2015 22:16:08
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1987
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	18/09/2015 13:20:38
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions 2139 and 2165 regarding Syria, in particular regarding the action or inaction of the governments of Russia and China.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL1987
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1987
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text As required by UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2139, the Secretary General has produced monthly reports to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria. UNSCR 2165 and its successor, UNSCR 2191, also continue to be implemented. According to the UN Secretary General’s most recent report, by 31 July 2015, the UN and its partners had delivered 154 shipments of aid into Syria. The UK has allocated £233 million for the provision of humanitarian assistance inside Syria, to be delivered through our UN and non-governmental organisation partners. However, the delivery of aid in Syria is complicated by the continued obstruction of aid delivery by the Assad regime, as well as by the regime’s indiscriminate attacks on population centres, especially through the use of barrel bombs. Countries with influence over the Syrian government, including Russia, must use that influence to press the Assad regime to comply with its responsibilities under international humanitarian and human rights law.
	creator	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

391295

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/08/2015
	date	20/07/2015
	date tabled	20/07/2015
	ddp created	21/07/2015 00:00:58
	ddp modified	07/09/2015 22:57:51
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1652
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	30/07/2015 14:10:59
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of the number of Syrians displaced (1) within Syria, and (2) abroad.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL1652
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1652
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>There are an estimated 7.6 million internally displaced persons within Syria, and there are now over four million refugees from Syria in neighbouring countries. According to the UN, there have been over 278,000 Syrian asylum applications in Europe between April 2011 and May 2015.</p>
	creator	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

385723

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/07/2015
	date	25/06/2015
	date tabled	25/06/2015
	ddp created	25/06/2015 18:49:52
	ddp modified	08/07/2015 20:37:51
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL847
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	08/07/2015 15:26:22
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the last three financial years, what proportion of United Kingdom aid and emergency relief has been spent on the cantons of Afrin, Kobane and Jazira, in Syria.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL847
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL847
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Between February 2012 and the end of financial year 2014/15 DFID has provided £315 million to implementing partners delivering humanitarian aid and assistance to the most vulnerable people in Syria. This support has been provided on the basis of where needs were greatest and in line with the humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality. For the protection of beneficiaries and our partners working in areas of active conflict, we do not break down spending allocations in Syria beyond the national level.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

386106

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/07/2015
	date	29/06/2015
	date tabled	29/06/2015
	ddp created	29/06/2015 23:42:14
	ddp modified	07/07/2015 21:42:59
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL905
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	07/07/2015 14:56:25
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken to prevent states or other agents sending funds and arms to the parties to the conflict in Syria, in particular those who are guilty or suspected of war crimes and grave human rights abuses; and what further action they plan to take.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL905
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL905
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The UK does not supply weapons to anyone in Syria, and we have played a major role in trying to prevent both the regime and extremists in Syria from acquiring weapons. <br><br>UN sanctions require that no states, groups or individuals may make available arms or funds to designated groups or individuals. In February 2015 the UN Security Council unanimously adopted UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2199, which the British Government co-sponsored. UNSCR 2199 specifically targets the fund raising methods used by Al-Qaida and its affiliates operating in Syria and Iraq. <br><br>The UK is also at the forefront of efforts to broaden the EU Syria sanctions regime, which limits the regime's access to funding. This year the EU has listed 24 new Syrian regime ministers who are jointly responsible for the regime’s reprehensible policies. There are several EU-Syria trade embargoes currently in place, including prohibiting exportation of chemical weapons (and precursors) and luxury goods to Syria, importation of oil from Syria and access to EU financial institutions. <br><br>We will work hard to sustain these efforts.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

386107

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/07/2015
	date	29/06/2015
	date tabled	29/06/2015
	ddp created	29/06/2015 23:42:15
	ddp modified	06/07/2015 21:37:03
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL906
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	06/07/2015 11:50:53
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to press for the referral of possible war crimes in Syria by all combatants to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court; and who, if anyone, records all breaches of international humanitarian law.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL906
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL906
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The UK has consistently called for the situation in Syria to be referred to the International Criminal Court and supported efforts at the UN Security Council to achieve this. However, these efforts were blocked by Russia and China on 22 May 2014. In partnership with other donor countries, we have funded the collection of documentary evidence of human rights abuses and violations. We will also look to expand the EU sanctions regime to cover more people responsible for human rights abuses and violations. We will continue to press for those responsible to be held accountable.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

385724

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/07/2015
	date	25/06/2015
	date tabled	25/06/2015
	ddp created	25/06/2015 18:49:53
	ddp modified	06/07/2015 21:36:21
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL848
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	03/07/2015 13:55:17
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to enable recognised religious leaders in Syria to act in parallel with all those searching for political solutions for that country.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL848
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL848
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text We recognise the important contribution that recognised religious leaders can make on the Syria political track. Along with other leading members of civil society, they will need a strong voice in the debate on Syria’s future. The UK has engaged directly with a number of religious leaders and representatives of minority communities. The UK has also been funding projects aimed at promoting dialogue between different ethnic and sectarian groups in Syria, as we seek further progress on a political settlement. Minorities including Alawites, Christians, Druze, Kurds and Turkmen have been represented in these projects.
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

454180

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2016
	date	23/02/2016
	date tabled	23/02/2016
	ddp created	23/02/2016 22:25:06
	ddp modified	02/03/2016 18:23:02
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	1
	identifier	28046
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	02/03/2016 17:51:44
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to publish the next quarterly progress report to the House on Syria.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Jo Cox
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 28046
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	28046
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government’s first quarterly progress report on Syria to the House was provided by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 16 December 2015. On 8 February 2016, the Secretary of State for International Development provided a second quarterly progress report to the House.</p><p>The next progress report will be provided by a relevant Minister in due course.</p>
	creator	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

1177845

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/02/2020
	date	11/02/2020
	date tabled	11/02/2020
	ddp created	11/02/2020 20:56:07
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	11/02/2020 21:05:58 24/02/2020 17:20:02
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	1
	identifier	606
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	24/02/2020 16:47:43
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) political and (b) humanitarian situation in Syria.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 606
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	606
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We are gravely concerned about the political and humanitarian situation in Syria, particularly in Idlib as a result of regime and Russian military action. As of 12 February, the UN reports that at least 832,000 people have been displaced since 1 December 2019, and many more are at risk of imminent further displacement. We are calling on all parties to adhere to previously agreed ceasefires and abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law. The former Minister for the Middle East and North Africa discussed the crisis in north-west Syria with Turkish counterparts as well as UN agencies and humanitarian NGOs, during a visit to Turkey on 5-6 February. We are committed to supporting the victims of this appalling conflict. The Syria crisis has been the UK's biggest ever humanitarian response, with the UK committing £2.81bn of support to Syria and the region since 2012, including a commitment of £400m at the Brussels III Conference in 2019.</p>
	creator	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards