Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will take steps to ensure that alleged crimes perpetrated by the Syrian Government at Saydnaya detention facility are investigated.

The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria has a mandate to investigate alleged violations and abuses of human rights in Syria, including at detention facilities such as Saydnaya. Its report of February 2016, "Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Deaths in Detention in the Syrian Arab Republic" detailed its concerns and it continues to monitor and report on the situation. The Government strongly supports the work of the Commission of Inquiry and has repeatedly called for it to be given access to Syria so it can fully investigate allegations.