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1129302

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to investigations suggesting that reports of the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian Government in Douma in April 2018 were staged and with reference to reports that OPCW expert advice was redacted from its final report, whether he has made a reassessment of the decision to bomb targets in Syria in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	uin	259185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>​The UK has full confidence in the expertise and methodologies of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Fact Finding Mission (FFM). We welcome the clearly-evidenced FFM report on Douma that found &quot;reasonable grounds that the use of a toxic chemical as a weapon has taken place on 7 April 2018. This toxic chemical contained reactive chlorine. The toxic chemical was likely molecular chlorine.&quot; We have confidence in this conclusion. The OPCW Technical Secretariat has confirmed that all evidence and views were considered in preparing the FFM report.</p><p>A significant amount of information indicates that the Syrian Regime was responsible for this attack, a regime with a history of using such weapons against its people. No other group could have carried out this attack. The UK considers that the military action in April last year was legal. The UK is permitted under international law, on an exceptional basis, to take measures in order to alleviate overwhelming humanitarian suffering. The action taken was to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people which has been exacerbated by the use of chemical weapons.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 10/06/2019 16:10:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1051457

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	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: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Turkish counterpart on the ongoing conflict in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	214588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>I have had a number of recent conversations with my Turkish counterparts over the conflict in Syria, as have my ministerial colleagues and the Prime Minister. While we recognise Turkey's security interests, we are concerned about the humanitarian impact of a potential Turkish military operation, as well as the impact on the campaign against Daesh.</p><p>Our priority is to end the conflict in Syria through a negotiated political settlement: we believe only an inclusive, non-sectarian government can unite the country and protect the rights of all Syrians.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 07/02/2019 17:04:27 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

904787

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2018
	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: Armed Conflict
	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 allegations that the Kurdish population in Northern Syria are being displaced from their homes by forces loyal to the Turkish Government.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	144398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>​We are aware of reports of the displacement of over 130,000 civilians, both Kurds and other groups, from areas in Afrin following the Turkish military operation. It is essential that the rights of internally displaced persons are protected, including the protection of property, and that those who wish to return are able to do so freely and safely. We continue to make this point clearly in our close dialogue with Turkey about Syria. Turkey has assured us of its commitment to respect international law in its operations.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 22/05/2018 14:18:57 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

869341

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2018
	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: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which UK-supplied military-related equipment does the Government assess that Turkey is using in operations in Afrin.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	133855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>​UK arms exports are subject to export controls. All decisions to approve export licences are considered on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (Consolidated Criteria). Decisions are based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, including reports from our overseas network and military contacts. The Consolidated Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework and require us to consider the impact of providing equipment and its capabilities. We do not issue export licences where, for example, we assess there is a clear risk that the goods might be used for internal repression or used aggressively against another country. We cannot categorically state that UK weapons are not in use in Turkish military operations in Afrin, but all decisions to approve export licenses will have been taken based on the Consolidated Criteria and according to the latest information available at that time. We keep our approach to all countries under continual review.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/03/2018 12:58:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

867581

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	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: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of civilian deaths in Afrin resulting from Turkish military operations.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	133556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>​We are closely following reporting on civilian casualties and alleged human rights abuses in the Turkish operation in Afrin, but have not been able to verify any of the figures quoted. In all our contact with Turkey we have urged them to avoid civilian casualties, maintain human rights and to ensure that humanitarian assistance can reach the area.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 27/03/2018 13:02:52 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

867583

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	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: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any British-supplied weapons have been used in the Turkish military operations in Afrin.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	133558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>​UK arms exports are subject to export controls. All decisions to approve export licences are considered on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (Consolidated Criteria). Decisions are based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, including reports from our overseas network and military contacts. The Consolidated Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework and require us to consider the impact of providing equipment and its capabilities. We do not issue export licences where, for example, we assess there is a clear risk that the goods might be used for internal repression or used aggressively against another country. We cannot categorically state that UK weapons are not in use in Turkish military operations in Afrin, but all decisions to approve export licenses will have been taken based on the Consolidated Criteria and according to the latest information available at that time. We keep our approach to all countries under continual review.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 27/03/2018 13:15:19 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

862046

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	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: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March to Question 129926, what response the Minister of State for Europe and the Americas received from the Russian Ambassador to the UK on 27 February 2018 regarding the UK’s concerns about the ongoing targeting of civilians in eastern Ghouta; and whether the Government has made any further representations since that date.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	132465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>On 27 February, I met with the Russian Ambassador to the UK, Alexander Yakovenko, stressing UK concern at the current situation in Syria, particularly the crisis in Eastern Ghouta. I urged Russia to use its influence to ensure the Syrian regime adhered to the ceasefire demanded by UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2401 to allow rapid, unimpeded and sustained humanitarian access and non-conditional medical evacuations which are urgently needed. The Ambassador said that Russia would implement Resolution 2401. The Foreign Secretary also wrote to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on 27 February regarding the crisis in Eastern Ghouta and urging Russia to uphold its commitments to ensure that UNSCR 2401 is implemented in full.</p><p>The UK has repeatedly urged Russia bilaterally and in other multilateral fora to use its influence to ensure that the Assad regime allows rapid, unimpeded and sustained UN-led humanitarian access to deliver urgently needed food and medical supplies to Eastern Ghouta, and adheres to the ceasefire demanded by UN Security Council Resolution 2401. The UK called for an urgent debate in the UN Human Rights Council on 2 March and proposed a resolution which the UN Human Rights Council adopted on 5 March calling for the full and immediate implementation of UNSCR 2401. In the UN Security Council, the UK most recently raised its concerns with Russia at the UN Secretary General's briefing to the Security Council on Resolution 2401 on 12 March.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/03/2018 16:14:04 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

852686

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2018
	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: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the British Ambassador to NATO and (b) the Turkish Ambassador to NATO on the Turkish military operation in Afrin.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	130682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has been in regular contact with his Turkish counterpart regarding the military operation in Afrin. We have been following the progress of the operation carefully, and have urged de-escalation and the protection of civilians, while recognising Turkey's legitimate security interests. Turkey has briefed NATO allies on the progress of the operation throughout.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/03/2018 17:39:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

850949

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Government of Turkey on military operations against the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	130156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>​We are closely following developments in Afrin in north-western Syria, and the Foreign Secretary and other Ministers are in regular contact with their Turkish counterparts. We have called for de-escalation and the protection of civilians. While recognising Turkey's legitimate interest in the security of its borders, it remains in our shared interest to focus on achieving a political settlement that ends the war and suffering, provides stability for all Syrians and the wider region, and secures the enduring defeat of Daesh.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/03/2018 17:36:55 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

834356

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	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: Armed Conflict
	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 Turkish counterpart on (a) Turkish air strikes on Afrin and (b) the effect of those air strikes on Kurdish communities.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	125976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary has been in contact with Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu about the situation in Afrin. We are closely following developments in Afrin and wider north-western Syria. We are calling for de-escalation and protection of civilians. While recognising Turkey's legitimate interest in the security of its borders, it remains in our shared interest to focus on achieving a political settlement that ends the war and suffering, provides stability for all Syrians and the wider region, and secures the enduring defeat of Daesh.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 08/02/2018 16:32:46 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor