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Written question asked by Priti Patel (Conservative) on Monday, 8 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 December 2025. It was answered by Hamish Falconer (Labour) on Thursday, 18 December 2025 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Syria: Chemical Weapons

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85749 on Syria: Politics and Government, what quantity of chemical weapons has been identified.

Answer

As indicated in the answer referenced by the Rt Hon. Member, it will be for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to verify the types and quantities of any chemical weapons destroyed, but the UK remains committed to supporting the OPCW in that work.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
97773
Session
2024-26
Related items
Syria: Politics and Government
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Chemical weapons Syria
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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