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HANSARD SyriaThe hon. Gentleman is right to say that Russia and Iran must be held to account for the way they propped up this regime and supported a man who used chemical weapons on his own…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaForgive me. The ex-Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee is right to highlight the complexity of these issues. He will recognise that Turkey has the most complex of…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaMy hon. Friend raises these issues with tremendous experience. She will know that Syria faces the highest number of displaced people internally, and that results in various…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaYes, I can confirm that.09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI reassure the right hon. Gentleman that, of course, we are talking to the American Administration. I know that when he was Foreign Secretary, he tried to move quickly, but…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaMy hon. Friend is right to raise the displaced people, many of whom are beginning that journey back home. The important thing is that they go home to a country that continues to…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaYes, absolutely. The right hon. Gentleman is right. We look at some of the horrors in the world—Syria, of course, but also Sudan, not far away, and Ukraine—and we see behind them…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI spoke to my Israeli counterpart yesterday, and it is right to understand that there are legitimate security concerns for Israel, particularly in the context of a country that…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI am grateful to the Chair of the Defence Committee. He is right to mention the importance of women, and I reassure him that the funds that we are making available will absolutely…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaThe right hon. Gentleman is right to mention the importance of the UN, and resolution 2254 is particularly relevant to Syria. If he reviews that resolution, he will see that it…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaMy hon. Friend raises a really important issue. So grim was the Assad regime that I saw a young child—a toddler, effectively—walking out of a prison. This issue has commanded a…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaThe Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee is right—09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaMy hon. Friend raises an important issue. On the one hand, some of what we see in Syria is a consequence of a diminished Hezbollah and a diminished Iran. On the other hand, we do…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaThe right hon. Lady is right to raise these issues. That is why I mentioned them in my statement, and why we are working in-country, both in Syria and with neighbours, to ensure…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaWe recognise that many Syrians who have found a home in the United Kingdom are here specifically because Syria was not an inclusive place. As we hold out for that inclusive place,…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI have to say that that has not been put to me in the last few hours. The issue that has been put to me is the humanitarian need in Syria and the humanitarian support for its…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaMy hon. Friend raises an important issue, looking ahead. He will recognise that there is a real bandwidth problem as we look across the world, and particularly across the middle…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaWorking with the OPCW on the ground is hugely important, and the work of the UN envoy is also essential. We will do all that we can to ensure those stockpiles are properly…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI reassure the hon. Gentleman that those discussions are ongoing, as he would expect given the extent of the challenges in the middle east, and particularly the challenges…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI am grateful for the opportunity to repeat that it is very important for me to talk to Emirati, Turkish and Jordanian colleagues at this time, and for the Foreign Office…09 Dec 2024