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418688

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Syria: Islamic State
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on tackling Islamic State militants in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	10195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have discussed the situation in Syria with the Israeli authorities on several occasions. Our Ambassador to Israel raised the issue with the Israeli Defence Minister on 27 August and more recently with officials from the Israeli National Security Council on 9 September. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (David Cameron), and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Philip Hammond) discussed security in the region with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on 10 September.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/09/2015 12:00:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

426535

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Syria: Islamic State
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the Government plans to develop a more comprehensive strategy to combat ISIL that prioritises protecting civilians in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
	uin	15059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK has a long-term, comprehensive strategy to degrade and defeat ISIL. We are working to protect UK citizens, both domestically and overseas, from the threat posed by ISIL, and playing a leading role in the 65-member Global Coalition that is tackling ISIL on the ground. That international effort includes military action against ISIL in its heartlands in Iraq and Syria, cutting off its finances, tackling foreign fighter flows, stabilising areas which have been liberated from ISIL, and countering its poisonous ideology through strategic communications.</p><p>Unlike the Assad regime and its allies, who are bombing indiscriminately, Coalition military efforts in both Iraq and Syria are specifically designed to minimise civilian casualties. UK strike aircraft (which are currently operating only in Iraq) are equipped with advanced targeting systems and precision weapons to target ISIL by day or night whilst minimising civilian casualties.</p><p>In addition to our efforts as part of the Global Coalition, the UK is directly helping protect Syrians on the ground. We are training Search and Rescue teams and supporting local Moderate Opposition structures to deliver governance, infrastructure, health services, education and livelihoods services. We also give more humanitarian aid to Syria than any other bilateral donor except the US.</p><p>Ultimately, the only way to protect civilians in Syria is by achieving the mutually reinforcing objectives of defeating ISIL and ending the Syrian conflict. The latter can only be achieved through a political transition away from the Assad regime, whose brutality created and continues to fuel the conflict, and has led to ISIL’s expansion.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/11/2015 14:27:43 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

452441

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Syria: Islamic State
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether Daesh are committing genocide in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
	uin	27087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The situation is desperate for many communities within Syria and Iraq. We condemn in the strongest terms the atrocities committed by Daesh against Christians, Mandeans, Yezidis, and other minorities, as well as the majority Muslim population in Syria and Iraq who continue to bear the brunt of Daesh’s brutality.</p><p>It is a long-standing Government policy that any judgements on whether genocide has occurred are a matter for the international judicial system rather than governments or other non-judicial bodies. Our approach is to seek an end to all violations of International Humanitarian Law and to prevent their further escalation, irrespective of whether these violations fit the definition of specific international crimes.</p><p>Ultimately, the best way of preventing future atrocities is to defeat Daesh and its violent ideology. That’s why the UK is playing a leading role in a Global Coalition of more than 65 countries and international organisations to respond to Daesh’s inhumanity.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/02/2016 14:16:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

487035

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Syria: Islamic State
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of Hamas fighters joining ISIS in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	32582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>We have not received any reports of Hamas fighters joining Daesh in Syria.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/04/2016 15:46:53 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

388942

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Syria: Islamic State
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential role of the UK in supporting tribal clan groups in Syria to act collectively to tackle ISIL.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	6358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Tackling ISIL requires a multi-faceted approach by both the international community and moderate Syrian opposition groups, including those of various ethnic and tribal backgrounds. The UK is supporting moderate opposition groups through the US-led train and equip programme. This programme aims to build the capabilities of moderate Syrian fighters to defend the Syrian people, stabilise areas under opposition control, promote the conditions for a negotiated settlement of the conflict in Syria and empower trainees to eventually conduct offensive operations against ISIL.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/07/2015 13:25:30 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon