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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-13more like thismore than 2015-10-13
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Islamic State: Cultural Heritage more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent ISIL from destroying valuable historical sites in Palmyra and elsewhere. more like this
tabling member constituency Romford more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Rosindell more like this
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2015-10-21more like thismore than 2015-10-21
answer text <p>The UK strongly condemns ISIL’s wanton destruction of cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq, including in Palmyra. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office helped secure UN Security Council Resolution 2199 which obliges all UN Member States to prevent the trade in Iraqi and Syrian cultural property that has been illegally removed from those countries.</p><p>But strong words and legal frameworks are not enough. As a key player in the Global Counter ISIL Coalition, the UK is committed to degrading and defeating ISIL, including through military action. By checking ISIL’s advance, the Coalition’s air campaign and support for partner military forces in Iraq and Syria has had the effect of protecting key historical sites in both countries. However, there is inevitably a limit to what we can do. The only way of safeguarding all historic sites from ISIL is by defeating them politically and militarily. That requires continued effort by the Global Coalition, as well as a more inclusive political settlement in Iraq, and an end to the conflict in Syria.</p><p>On 28 October I will be co-hosting a summit with the Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for <del class="ministerial">Bromsgrove</del> <ins class="ministerial">Maldon </ins>(Mr <ins class="ministerial">Whittingdale</ins><del class="ministerial">Javid</del>) on Cultural Heritage Protection.</p>
answering member constituency Bournemouth East more like this
answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-10-21T15:57:36.09Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-21T15:57:36.09Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2015-10-23T13:26:36.36Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-23T13:26:36.36Z
answering member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
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answering member constituency Bournemouth East more like this
answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
answering member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
tabling member
1447
label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this