Middle East
Oral Answers to Questions — Defence
2:30 pm
Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway, Labour)
Within the last 24 hours, the International Committee of the Red Cross has stated that the situation in Syria has now developed into a civil war. What are the implications for us of such a statement, and has the Secretary of State spoken with his US or any other NATO counterparts about what practical measures need to be taken to alleviate the pain and suffering of the Syrian people?