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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 September 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 September 2014. It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Friday, 19 September 2014 on behalf of the Home Office.


Counter-terrorism

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of British citizens who have travelled to (a) Syria and (b) Iraq and returned to the UK since January 2014.

Answer

As the Prime Minister said in his statement in the House on 1 September 2014, we now believe that more than 500 people have travelled from the UK to become involved in the conflict in the region. A significant subset of those are believed to have returned.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
208100
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Counter-terrorism British nationals abroad Iraq Syria
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk