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759255

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to support allied forces to defeat ISIS forces in Raqqa.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	10003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>As part of the Coalition, the RAF continues to carry out airstrikes in support of partner forces' operations against Daesh in Raqqah. Air support of this kind has helped the Syrian Democratic Forces to retake more than 65% of the city so far.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/09/2017 15:24:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

766042

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of civilians killed by coalition airstrikes in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	106007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>As operations in Iraq and Syria have intensified we are seeing increasing evidence of Daesh's callous disregard for human life, their unwillingness to allow civilians to leave their homes and in some cases their deliberate attempts to use civilians to shield fighters from coalition strikes. This is why we must accept the risk of inadvertent civilian casualties. Rigorous coalition targeting processes take into account the conditions on the ground, including the potential presence of a civilian population. Reports of civilian casualties are and will continue to be taken very seriously. The Coalition investigates all credible claims and the results of any investigation are published.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/10/2017 14:47:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

766043

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of civilians killed by UK airstrikes in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	106008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>In carrying out airstrikes, expert analysts routinely examine data from every UK strike to assess its effect, and we do everything we can to minimise the risk of civilian casualties through rigorous targeting processes and the professionalism of the RAF crews. We co-operate fully with NGOs such as Airwars, who provide evidence they gather of civilian casualties. After detailed work on each case, we have been able to discount RAF involvement in any civilian casualties as a result of any of the strikes that have been brought to our attention.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/10/2017 15:43:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

790010

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2017
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the extent and nature of British military presence in Syria is; and for how long he plans to continue military operations in that region.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	113160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>Coalition officers, including some from the UK, carry out short term visits to Coalition locations in Syria as part of their duties, to co-ordinate Coalition support and to engage partner forces. They are not engaging directly in ground combat operations. The Coalition's military campaign against Daesh - including the RAF's contribution to airstrikes against Daesh targets - will continue for as long as is necessary to liberate the civilian population from the terrorists' evil rule. That campaign is making excellent progress; local forces have now recaptured more than 90% of the territory that Daesh once controlled across Iraq and Syria.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/11/2017 16:05:54 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

810140

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what communication his Department had the United States Visiting Forces before F-22 Stealth bombers from RAF Lakenheath were used to intercept Russian flights over Syria on 19 October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	120606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>No F-22 aircraft from RAF Lakenheath were used to intercept Russian flights over Syria on 19 October 2017; there was therefore no communication between the United States Visiting Forces and the Ministry of Defence on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/01/2018 14:39:01 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

810229

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of civilian casualties in Syria as a result of UK air strikes.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	120695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>In carrying out airstrikes, expert analysts routinely examine data from every UK strike to assess its effect, and we do everything we can to minimise the risk of civilian casualties through rigorous targeting processes and the professionalism of the RAF crews. We co-operate fully with NGOs such as Airwars, who provide evidence they gather of civilian casualties. After detailed work on each case, we have been able to discount RAF involvement in any civilian casualties as a result of any of the strikes that have been brought to our attention.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/01/2018 16:46:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

868432

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British military personnel are operating in Syria; from which regiments did they come from; and where in that country those personnel are based.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	133652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Approximately 600 RAF personnel are deployed across the Middle East, supporting and conducting counter-Daesh operations over Syria, in support of partner forces on the ground.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/03/2018 15:28:43 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

882181

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military airstrikes were carried out by the RAF in Syria in ach month between March 2017 and March 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	135295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK has carried out a total of 249 airstrikes in Syria between March 2017 – March 2018. These are broken down by month in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Strikes</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>249</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The data contained in this answer is believed to be complete and correct at the time of issue. The Ministry of Defence’s operational activity databases are frequently reviewed and any errors and omissions are corrected. It is therefore possible that future answer might not match this answer exactly. Our aim is to ensure that our records are as complete and correct as possible.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/04/2018 16:03:52 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 52603 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

882335

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, pursuant to Answer of 28 March 2018 to Question 133652, on Syria: Peacekeeping Operations, how many UK ground troops have been operating in Syria, including those embedded with US forces; from which regiments those troops came from; and where in Syria they were based.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	135366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Details of UK Armed Forces embedded in other countries' forces are published annually in the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts. For reasons of operational and personnel security we do not provide details on the units or locations of our embedded personnel. More broadly, UK Armed Forces are playing a leading role in the Global Coalition to defeat Daesh. The UK has around 1,400 military personnel committed to counter-Daesh operations across the Middle East.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/04/2018 16:21:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

884972

	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his article in the Sunday Times on 15 April 2018, entitled Chemical weapons can never be tolerated, if he will publish the full risk assessment made of the risks posed to civilians of the destruction of the Him Shinshar site near Homs by British missiles.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	135960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>We will not publish the full risk assessment undertaken in relation to the strikes on the Him Shinshar site on 14 April 2018; it is our consistent policy not to publish such information. These strikes were conducted following a rigorous scrutiny and approval process in conjunction with scientific analysis by DSTL and others. In line with International Humanitarian Law, the UK strives to protect civilians from the effects of military action. All assessments of the operation have demonstrated that no collateral damage was caused by our strikes.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/04/2018 16:23:36 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas