Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2018 to Question 133666 on Syria: armed conflict, what the breakdown of the £32 million support for opposition groups was for each year in the period 2011-17.

Through the Conflict Pool and its successor, the Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) for Syria, the UK has provided political support and some practical support to certain groups among the moderate armed opposition. The breakdown of the £32m of support for the period 2011-2017 is as follows.

Financial Year Support

12/13 £1m

13/14 £1.2m

14/15 £2.5m

15/16 £11.5m

16/17 £15.8m