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HANSARDSyriaAs has been said, clearly there have been malign third-party actors in Syria for some time. Russia and Iran have played a deeply malign role in Syria in all the years of the Assad…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaI condemn the attacks. It will be absolutely disastrous for the future of Syria and its people if sectarian violence spreads among communities in Syria. It is in everyone’s…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaIt is important to highlight that the violence over the weekend is not what we have seen since the fall of Assad. This is a particularly acute spike in violence. The hon. Member…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaWe have had initial conversations with the interim Administration about some more practical questions around social services. I am happy to write to my hon. Friend with further…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaI will.10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaThe events over the weekend are still unfolding. I am not really in a position to provide any further commentary on what they might mean in relation to other parts of Government,…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaI thank the hon. Gentleman for that moving account. The family in his constituency are representative of Syria, which is a place of many different minorities and communities with…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaI do agree. We have engaged closely with our partners and we have travelled extensively to the region. It is vital that the international community, both in the region and beyond,…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaI pay tribute to the right hon. Gentleman’s many years of work on Syria as the Secretary of State for International Development and in many other capacities. I confirm that I and…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaMy hon. Friend has worked on these issues for many years, and he is right about the vital role of civil society. I was pleased to meet Syrian civil society organisations with him,…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaI can tell the right hon. Gentleman, and my constituency neighbour, that we do, of course, call on the interim Administration to ensure the full representation of every one of the…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaMy hon. Friend rightly points to some of the confusion around events at the coast. We are monitoring the situation very closely and will update once we have more clarity. We are…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaNo, it has not. We announced a further £240,000 to ensure that vital evidence in relation to the Assad regime can be secured and preserved so that there can be accountability. Our…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaThe Liberal Democrat spokesperson poses many of the most vital questions. We need to very carefully the determine the nature of the violence on the coast in order to make a full…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaMy right hon. Friend raises some important points, including about what the transitional Government will look like. And the answer is that all of Syria’s diverse communities need…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaI will try to answer as many of the shadow Foreign Secretary’s questions as I can. As she knows, we have had senior-level contact with the new HTS leadership. Our Foreign…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on Syria. Events in Syria over the past few days are deeply concerning. We are working as quickly as possible to establish…10 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can confirm that we will continue to support the ceasefire deal through all three of its phases, which we hope to see concluded in full. I am working with international…25 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her question and for her long commitment to these issues. As I made clear in the Westminster Hall debate on 12 February, the UK respects the…25 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was very pleased to meet the Iraqi Foreign Minister Dr Fuad Hussein during the official visit of Prime Minister Al Sudani to the UK from 14 to 16 January. During that visit our…25 Feb 2025