Ukraine, Middle East, North Africa and Security Debate
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Andy Sawford
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Ukraine, Middle East, North Africa and Security
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Andy Sawford (Corby) (Lab/Co-op)
On that specific point, will the Foreign Secretary confirm what support is being given to Kurdish peshmerga fighters?
Mr Hammond
The UK has already supplied non-lethal aid to the peshmerga. We have transported ammunition from eastern Europe for the Soviet-era weapons that the peshmerga have. Yesterday my right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary laid a departmental minute before the House announcing the initial gifting of lethal aid to the peshmerga in the form of a supply of heavy machine guns, which should be delivered with the accompanying ammunition to Irbil today.