Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's joint press release entitled UK removes Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham from terrorist organisation list, published on 21 October 2025, on what date she commenced the process to review the proscription of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham.
Answered by Dan Jarvis
HTS was proscribed as an alias of Al Qa’ida in 2017. The Government no longer assesses HTS to be an alias of AQ.
The decision to remove HTS as an alias of Al Qa’ida was based on assessments and relevant information available at the time. Every proscription decision is made after careful consideration by the Home Secretary and follows advice from the expert cross-government Proscription Review Group.
We want to step up our engagement and support to give this transition the best chance of success. Deproscription will enhance our ability to do this. A stable Syria is in the UK's interests, reducing the risk of irregular migration and the threats to our national security.
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