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Syria

Written question asked by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 October 2014. A holding answer was provided on Thursday, 30 October 2014. A substantive answer was provided by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 November 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 21 October 2014, Official Report, column 63WS, on the Middle East, how many of the UK's Reaper aircraft will be deployed for surveillance missions over Syria.

Answer

We have initially deployed two Reaper aircraft for operations in the Middle East, including for surveillance missions over Syria. As Reaper numbers in Afghanistan reduce we intend to move more to the Middle East, adding to our coverage.

Type

Written question

Reference

211832

Session

2014-15

Middle East
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Written statements
House of Commons

Subjects

Armed conflict

Surveillance

Syria

Unmanned air vehicles

Islamic State

Link

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