Asked by: Anna McMorrin (Labour - Cardiff North)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the international climate emergency on UK defence preparedness.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The Ministry of Defence recognises that climate change is already having an impact on Defence. A review is ongoing to assess the wider implications and to identify actions needed to enable defence to operate at full potential in an increasingly challenging security and physical environment.
Asked by: Anna McMorrin (Labour - Cardiff North)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the climate emergency on UK defence preparedness.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The Department recognises that climate change is already having a potential impact on Defence. A review is ongoing to assess the strategic implications and how these can be best addressed.
Asked by: Anna McMorrin (Labour - Cardiff North)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
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.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
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.