Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to redeploy any ground troops returning from Afghanistan to Syria, Iraq or both.

There is no intention to redeploy ground troops from Afghanistan into the current non-combat training role in Iraq. While it is possible, though unlikely, for individuals through promotion or career moves to be posted immediately into Iraq roles, any formed units would first be expected to undertake appropriate regeneration and training before any deployment.

We have no plans to redeploy ground troops to Syria.