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885919

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of escalating international conflict as a result of the recent air strikes against Syria by the US, France and UK in response to the chemical attack on Douma.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The military action taken by the UK, alongside the US and France, was proportionate and targeted. It was a strictly limited operation designed to degrade the capacity and deter the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime in order to alleviate humanitarian suffering. We have not sought escalation against Syria, Russia, or any other country and have communicated clearly the proportionate and targeted aims of this action.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/05/2018 15:53:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

885920

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total cost of the recent air strikes carried out by the RAF in response to the chemical attack on Douma.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The costs of operational flying sorties are calculated on a net additional cost basis, i.e. they are based on those costs, over and above existing funding, that the Department would not have incurred but for the activity. As the aircraft involved were already deployed on operations, additional operating costs are not expected from the activity. No net additional costs for the weapons consumed will materialise unless the Department assesses that additional weapons must be procured to meet current planning assumptions.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/04/2018 16:19:31 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

885921

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks of worsening relations with Russia as a result of UK military action in Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The military action by the UK, US, and France in Syria was a discrete action to degrade and deter the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian Regime – in a way that does not escalate tension in the region. We are communicating clearly the proportionate and targeted nature of this action, and underlining that we are not seeking escalation against Russia. We call on Russia to work with the international community to address the threat from chemical weapons.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/05/2018 15:56:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

885922

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they did not seek a mandate from the UN Security Council before taking military action against Syria in response to the chemical attack on Douma.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Russia’s repeated shielding of the Asad regime from investigation and censure by the UN Security Council meant further UN-sponsored action was not possible. On 10 April, Russia vetoed a draft Resolution that would have established an independent UN investigation. This follows their termination of the independent Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism last year after the appalling chemical weapons attack in Khan Sheikhoun. Russia has used its veto six times on the topic of chemical weapons use in Syria since the start of 2017. The military action undertaken by the UK was permitted under international law as set out in the government’s legal position, which can be viewed on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2018 11:37:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

884194

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 8 March (HL5782), how they reconcile the statement that “our military role in the Global Coalition is limited to air strikes” with the presence of a British soldier in Syria who was killed by a roadside bomb in Manbij on 29 March.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL6879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>Sergeant Tonroe, who was killed on 29 March 2018, was embedded with US forces on a counter-Daesh operation.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/04/2018 15:25:05 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

884195

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to withdraw support from the Free Syrian Army (FSA), following reports that the FSA were responsible for the roadside bomb which killed a British soldier in Manbij on 29 March.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL6880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK is not providing support to the Free Syrian Army. The Government will not provide any additional information on the circumstances surrounding the death of Sgt Tonroe.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/04/2018 15:31:05 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

884196

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the outcome of the investigation by the Global Coalition into the death of a British soldier in Manbij, Syria, on 29 March; and whom that investigation determined was responsible for laying the bomb.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL6881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government will not provide any additional information on the circumstances surrounding the death of Sergeant Tonroe at this time.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/04/2018 15:07:03 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

884198

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey about the laying of a roadside bomb in Manbij, Syria, reportedly by allies of Turkey, which killed a British soldier on 29 March.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL6883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government will not provide any additional information on the circumstances surrounding the death of Sgt Tonroe.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/04/2018 15:31:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

884222

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the consequences that should follow, through the United Nations, in relation to Turkey's reported violation of UNSCR 2401 on 24 February.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK fully supports UN Security Council Resolution 2401 and has convened emergency briefings of the UN Security Council to press for implementation of the ceasefire. In line with the resolution, we have urged de-escalation in Afrin, the protection of civilians and the provision of humanitarian aid, while recognising Turkey's legitimate security interests. The genesis and motivation of this resolution was to assist civilians by calling for weekly deliveries of humanitarian aid and medical evacuations of the critically ill, especially in Eastern Ghouta, which at the time was subject to bombardment and siege by the Assad regime.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2018 15:48:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

884223

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any evidence that Turkey is settling Syrian Islamist allied militias and their families within Afrin Canton; and if so, what action they will take.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not have conclusive evidence to suggest that Turkish-backed forces are settling in Afrin. The UK has consistently called for freedom of movement for those caught up in the violence, in accordance with international humanitarian law. This includes the right of return and protection of property for any internally displaced persons who have fled following the recent operation in Afrin. It is essential that the rights of internally displaced persons are protected and those who wish to return are able to do so freely. We will continue to raise this point with Turkish counterparts in our discussions with them.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2018 15:49:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton