Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Stephen Crabb Excerpts
Monday 13th March 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Fallon Portrait Sir Michael Fallon
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I have been clear with the House that we are not committing combat troops to Syria. I referred to the presence there of some coalition commanders, who have been assessing the situation on the ground, but we are not committing combat troops to the fight in Syria, and if we were to do so, of course we would come back to Parliament.

Stephen Crabb Portrait Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (Con)
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Will my right hon. Friend confirm the importance that we place on our defence co-operation with the Egyptian Government, and pledge further support to Egypt as it seeks to contain the Daesh threat in north Africa and Sinai?