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1609232

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of (a) the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ infrastructure in Syria and (b) the drone strike on a coalition military base in northeast Syria on 23 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	177905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government regularly monitors the impact of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) continued destabilising activity throughout the region and we discuss our approach to IRGC activity and infrastructure in Syria with regional and international partners. We condemn the recent callous attack committed against a US base in North East Syria, which killed a US national. The UK recognises the US's right to use force in self-defence and stands by its partners in the Global Coalition Against Daesh and will continue to play a leading role in the Coalition's mission to defeat Daesh in Iraq and Syria.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/04/2023 08:37:06 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1606448

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
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, if he will conduct an investigation into potential civilian harm in Northern Syria resulting from the 20 December 2016 RAF drone strike in Al-Bab
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	171462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK has robust procedures to ensure that all military operations, including airstrikes, are conducted in full compliance with International Humanitarian Law. Every care is taken during UK military operations to minimise the potential for civilian casualties. To that end, we conduct a rigorous assessment before and after striking a target and will investigate any credible reports that UK actions may have caused civilian casualties.</p><p>Over the course of Operation SHADER, the UK's contribution to the international coalition to counter Daesh, we have previously identified one civilian casualty that occurred during an UK airstrike on Daesh fighters in eastern Syria on 26 March 2018.  This incident was subject to a Written Ministerial Statement on 2 May 2018 (HCWS665). RAF aircraft did not conduct an attack near Al Bab in Syria on 20 December 2016. Despite our best efforts to identify whether there have been civilian casualties, no evidence we have suggests these occurred as a result of strikes carried out by the RAF in Mosul in 2016-17.</p><p>However, we accept the possibility that there could be instances of civilian casualties about which we are unaware, despite our best efforts to identify. We will always re-examine any new information or evidence relating to a potential civilian casualty incident submitted to us, where it is possible that UK forces may have been involved.</p><p>Parliament will always be informed of any instance where we assess a UK airstrike is responsible for a civilian casualty incident, whether incurred during a new strike, or as a result of re-examining historic strikes using new information. National security considerations might prevent full disclosure of detail where this risks jeopardising operational security considerations.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 171461 171463 question first answered 27/03/2023 14:55:54 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1278417

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development 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 reports that (1) Turkish forces shelled the Ain Issa district of Syria on 4 January, (2) a Turkish military base is being built near Ain Issa, and (3) the government of Turkey is reinforcing its existing forces in north and north-west Syria; and what representations they have made to the government of Turkey about those reports.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL12295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>Ministers and officials maintain regular contact with the Turkish Government and frequently discuss the situation in Syria, including to welcome Turkey's continued efforts to protect civilians in Idlib from a further regime offensive. Most recently, the UK Ambassador in Ankara spoke with Turkey's Director General for Syria on 20 January, when they discussed the situation in north-east Syria, including a recent increase in activity around Ain Issa. In conversations with all actors in Syria we make clear the importance of abiding by their obligations under international law. We welcome the fact that the ceasefires in north-east and north-west Syria are broadly holding and we urge all parties to continue adherence.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/02/2021 13:33:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1271083

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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 how many members of the British Armed Forces were in Syria on the latest date for which figures are available; and what is the mission of such deployment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL11403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2020 answer text <p>UK Armed Forces continue to play a leading role in the Global Coalition to defeat Daesh. The UK has around 1100 military personnel committed to counter-Daesh operations across the Middle East.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 21/12/2020 10:56:25 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1250537

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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 9 November (HL9502), what response they have received, if any, to representations made to the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic to request the govrnment of Turkey to launch an investigation on the use of violence against civilian populations; and what assessment they have made of reports that more than 70 export licences have been issued by the UK for military products sold to Turkey containing white phosphorous over the last two decades.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL10150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>We have encouraged the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria (COI) to investigate all alleged violations of International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law in Syria. We have not made specific representations to the COI to request Turkey launch investigations, as the COI had already called for this. We have therefore not received a response. We take our arms exports obligations very seriously and keep all our defence exports under careful and continual review. If licences are no longer consistent with the Consolidated Criteria they will be revoked. We have continued to make clear that any targeting of civilians is against International Humanitarian Law, but white phosphorus is a legitimate obscurant.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/11/2020 16:18:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1246692

registered interest
date	26/10/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development 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 discussions they have had with the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic about the progress it has made in investigating alleged violations of international law in Syria, and in particular, the alleged use of white phosphorus by Turkey in Northern Syria; and what assessment they have made of the current weapon classification of white phosphorus.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL9502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government has regular discussions with the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Syrian Arab Republic about its investigations of alleged violations of international law in Syria, and welcomed the Commission's latest report presented to the Human Rights Council in September 2020. As the COI is the international body responsible for investigating alleged violations of international law in Syria, the UK encourages it to investigate all allegations of violations and abuses of international law in Syria. The COI reported on Turkey's 'Operation Peace Spring' in their March 2020 report to the Human Rights Council, including on particular cases of hostilities, and called on the Turkish authorities to launch their own investigations into these and to make the findings public. It did not specifically report on the use of white phosphorus. We have continued to make clear that white phosphorous is a legitimate obscurant, but any targeting of civilians is against International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/11/2020 14:58:35 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1218880

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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, if his Department will undertake a public investigation into the air strike at Tal al-Jayer in Syria on 12 June 2018 to determine whether munitions from RAF planes were responsible for civilian casualties.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	66128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>Abiding by International Humanitarian Law and the Law of Armed Conflict is of the utmost importance to this Government and is central to all of our military operations at home and overseas.</p><p> </p><p>UK aircraft conducted a single strike on 12 June 2018. Ministry of Defence officials have cross referenced the village name with coordinates of that strike and established that they differ by approximately four miles and that the UK did not strike any buildings. Therefore, from the evidence available, we have no reason to believe that the UK was responsible for any civilian casualties on 12 June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>As the Government has stated previously, we will always work closely with partners and civil society and investigate all credible claims that UK aircraft have been responsible for civilian casualties.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 02/07/2020 14:51:52 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1184470

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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 how many British military casualties have been incurred in Syria since Parliament authorised the extension of the campaign against Daesh to Syria on 2 December 2015; and how many of those casualties were caused by Daesh.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL2487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government publishes figures annually setting out statistics concerning casualties. For the latest figures I refer the Noble Baroness to the attached document, published on 28 March 2019</p><p>( the next figures will be released on 26 March 2020).</p><p> </p><p>The information can also be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F789825%2F20190328_UK_Armed_Forces_Operational_deaths_post_World_War_II-O.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliBranch-ParliQuestions%40mod.gov.uk%7Cbd43dd448ecc4ff3026208d7cf2d6d57%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637205666315082269&amp;sdata=mKKLpHieC0DF5MwFfU3ePlLpJHYa25u7dh6okpfPpyw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/789825/20190328_UK_Armed_Forces_Operational_deaths_post_World_War_II-O.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 23/03/2020 13:41:39 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name 20190328_UK_Armed_Forces_Operational_deaths_post_World_War_II-O.pdf title UK Armed Forces Operational deaths
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1184471

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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 is the objective of British forces being present in Southern Syria.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL2488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>We remain committed to the fight against Daesh in Syria, and its objective of securing Daesh's lasting defeat. UK Armed Forces are playing a leading role in the Global Coalition to defeat Daesh. The UK has had around 1,100 military personnel committed to counter-Daesh operations across the Middle East.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 23/03/2020 11:12:47 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1184472

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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 resolution of the House of Commons on 2 December 2015 (HC Deb, col 499) approving military action against Daesh in Syria, what assessment they have made of the presence of British ground troops and their incurring casualties in Syria.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL2489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>We remain committed to the fight against Daesh in Syria, and its objective of securing Daesh's lasting defeat. UK presence in the region is essential to ensuring that Daesh is not able to regroup. This includes contributions to Coalition leadership, force protection, and enablement. It would be almost impossible for any counter-Daesh mission to continue without these contributions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 23/03/2020 11:13:23 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox