Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has provided support to the Turkish Government following the recent earthquake in that country.

At the request of the Turkish Government, and in support of the FCDO's humanitarian response, the MOD has deployed a military medical facility for urgent and more routine care and C130 emergency air ambulance capability to Turkey. The MOD has also transported the FCDO medical treatment facility to Turkey, collocated with the military medical facility, as well as humanitarian and medical supplies. In addition to this, at the request of NATO, the MOD transported the NATO Operational Liaison and Reconnaissance Team and their equipment to Turkey.