Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to make representations to the government of Turkey regarding its recent attack on Afrin in Syria.

We are closely following developments in Afrin and the Foreign Secretary and other Ministers are in contact with their Turkish counterparts. We recognise Turkey's legitimate interest in the security of its borders. We have urged them to avoid any escalation in violence and to seek to protect civilians, and have stressed the importance of ensuring that humanitarian assistance can reach the area. It remains in our shared interest to focus on achieving a political settlement that ends the war and suffering, and provides stability for all Syrians and the wider region.