Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the objectives set for the armed forces operating in (a) Iraq and (b) Syria include the identification of UK nationals involved in conflicts in those countries.

The UK supports Counter-Daesh Coalition operations in Iraq and Syria with Royal Air Force aircraft (carrying out airstrikes and providing other key airborne capabilities) and by providing training to Iraqi security forces (including to the Kurdish Peshmerga).

Neither activity brings UK personnel into immediate contact with Daesh fighters but any information gained on UK nationals involved in conflicts in the two countries would be shared with the appropriate UK authorities.