Written questions

Middle East: Armed Conflict

Lords · Question HL15871 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 2 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental implications of attacks on Kharg Island.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 2 Apr 2026

No such assessments are available at this time, but the UK continues to (a) work for a resolution of the conflict in the Gulf, and (b) call on Israel to respect Syria's territorial integrity, and lay out timelines for their withdrawal from the Area of Sep...