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date	28/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 21 October 2014, Official Report, column 63WS, on the Middle East, how many UK Reaper aircraft are conducting missions in Syria; and whether authorisations have been sought for any missions by those aircraft other than for surveillance.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	222433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>No UK Reaper missions have been conducted in Syria other than for surveillance purposes. No authority has been granted for the discharge of weapons from UK Reaper aircraft operating in Syrian airspace. I am withholding information on the number of UK Reaper aircraft conducting missions in Syria as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/02/2015 16:39:06 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

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registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 October 2014, Official Report, column 63WS, whether laser designators on UK Reapers carrying out surveillance missions in Syria are marking targets.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	216785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>Laser designators on UK Reapers have not been used to mark targets in Syria.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 05/12/2014 13:39:11 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest