Alison Thewliss
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(6 years ago)
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The Prime Minister
The Government were clear in their response to the Chilcot recommendations and I suggest the hon. Gentleman looks at the response we provided.
Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central) (SNP)
For this action alone, eight Storm Shadow missiles cost £6.32 million. Deploying an RAF Tornado GR4 reportedly costs £35,000 per plane per hour. How much money is the Prime Minister willing to invest in winning the peace in Syria and rebuilding?
The Prime Minister
We have also provided nearly £2.5 billion of humanitarian support for the refugees from Syria. I say to the hon. Lady that we acted because the Syrian regime was using chemical weapons and had done so on a number of occasions, and it is important that we alleviate future humanitarian suffering by degrading its capability to do that.