Submitted on Friday 13th April 2018
Rejected on Wednesday 18th April 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Parliament must debate any decision on military action in Syria.
The risk of ill considered military action in Syria leading to escalating confrontation and global conflict is too great for it to be taken without proper Parliamentary debate.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There was an emergency debate on the current situation in Syria and the UK Government’s approach on Monday 16 April.
You can read a transcript of the debate here: hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-04-16/debates/833CC42E-A6EE-4070-8B0E-51468B6AEFD7/Syria
You can watch the debate here: www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/618c6ebe-5584-4d5e-bae5-62348bcf96c4
There was a debate on 17 April on Parliament's rights in relation to the approval of military action by British Forces overseas. You can find out more here:
www.parliament.uk/business/news/2018/april/emergency-debate-parliamentary-approval-of-military-action-overseas/
If you would like the Government to ask Parliament to vote on military action in Syria, you may wish to sign this petition:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/217264
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