Syria: Kurds

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 13 February 2026.

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Photo of Ben Lake Ben Lake Plaid Cymru, Ceredigion Preseli

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help protect and support Kurdish communities in North-East Syria.

Photo of Hamish Falconer Hamish Falconer Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement I made to the House on 28 January 2026.

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