Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of the outcome of the EU referendum on the UK's ability to work with allies in Syria and Iraq to fight Daesh.

We remain committed to operations and missions around the world as a strong and reliable ally. We will continue to play our part in countering Daesh; working with allies and partners on migration operations in the Aegean and Mediterranean; and supporting nations such as Afghanistan in their fight against terrorism.

We will continue to be a leading member of NATO; we are a permanent member of the UN Security Council; a member of the Commonwealth, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Northern Group in Europe, the Five Power Defence Arrangements in the Far East, and the Five Eyes arrangements; and, we have strong and valued bilateral relationships in the Defence and security field with countries around the world. The EU Referendum does not change this.