Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has provided direct or indirect support to the Syrian militia group Jaish al-Islam.

The UK has provided no support to Jaysh al Islam. Jaysh al Islam representatives have participated in certain structures of the wider Syrian opposition, including the High Negotiations Committee and the Syrian Negotiations Commission, which the UK has supported as part of our efforts to encourage a negotiated political settlement to the conflict.