Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Duncan Hames Excerpts
Monday 12th January 2015

(9 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Last but not least, I call Mr Duncan Hames.

Duncan Hames Portrait Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD)
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Allied warplanes cross the skies above Syria while Assad’s helicopters drop barrel bombs on the civilian population. How can this apparent indifference help us to prevent the civilian population of Syria from turning to the ISIL militia?

Michael Fallon Portrait Michael Fallon
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The Prime Minister has made it clear to the House that ISIL can only be defeated in both Iraq and Syria. We are making a major contribution to the campaign in Iraq, which itself of course allows others to contribute to the campaign against ISIL in Syria. ISIL has to be defeated in both countries.