Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with international partners on the long-term (a) security and (b) management of (i) al-Hol and (ii) al-Roj prison camp in Syria.

The UK continues to promote security and stability in Syria, to ensure Daesh's territorial defeat continues and they can never resurge. We remain in close contact with the authorities in North-East Syria and with international partners as part of the Global Coalition Against Daesh, including on mitigating the extant Daesh threat emanating from detention facilities and camps, including al-Hol and al-Roj. The Foreign Secretary attended the International Contact Group on Syria in Riyadh on 12 January where he emphasised the need for a political solution in North-East Syria, and for partners to co-operate closely to tackle the threat from Daesh.