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Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Syria: Military Intervention 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 Defence, if his Department will make an assessment of the accuracy of reports by Amnesty International that white phosphorus has been used by US-led forces in Syria. more like this
tabling member constituency Wirral South more like this
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Alison McGovern more like this
uin 2985 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-10more like thismore than 2017-07-10
answer text <p>The UK has not used White Phosphorous in Syria. In accordance with the law of armed conflict, white phosphorus rounds are used for screening, obscuring, and marking in a way that fully considers the possible incidental effects on civilians and civilian structures. The Coalition takes all reasonable precautions to minimize the risk of incidental injury to non-combatants and damage to civilian structures.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Milton Keynes North more like this
answering member printed Mark Lancaster more like this
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less than 2017-07-10T16:40:14.963Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-10T16:40:14.963Z
answering member
1544
label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton more like this
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label Biography information for Alison McGovern more like this