Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:59 pm on 9 February 2016.
The Earl of Courtown
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
2:59,
9 February 2016
The noble Lord, Lord Alton, describes these crimes quite rightly as heinous. He also suggested that we took this matter to the UN Security Council, but it would be for the Security Council as a whole to agree. The UN Security Council has already taken a number of steps against Daesh, for example the binding resolutions against it which seek to reduce its ability to finance its activities and cut the flow of foreign fighters. However, whether or not this is ever designated as genocide does not stop this country’s determination to deliver aid to those people in that situation.