Armed forces recruitment in the North East
A debate on armed forces recruitment in the North East will take place in Westminster Hall on 25 June 2025. This debate pack provides background and related material.

This briefing paper looks at the UK response to allegations of chemical weapons usage in Syria.
Chemical weapons and Syria - in brief (224 KB , PDF)
This briefing paper looks at the UK response to allegations of chemical weapons usage in Syria. It draws upon previous Commons Library briefing papers, links to which are provided.
See also
Parliamentary approval for military action, 16 April 2018
Syria: Humanitarian Crisis, 23 March 2018
Syria: what next?, 12 March 2018
ISIS/Daesh: what now for the military campaign in Iraq and Syria?, 7 March 2018
The Chemical Weapons Convention, 26 March 2018
Intervention in Syria, 27 August 2013.
Chemical weapons and Syria - in brief (224 KB , PDF)
A debate on armed forces recruitment in the North East will take place in Westminster Hall on 25 June 2025. This debate pack provides background and related material.
On Wednesday 25 June 2025 there will be an Estimates Day debate on the spending of the Ministry of Defence, in so far as it relates to the remit of the National Armaments Director.
A Westminster Hall debate on the role of the RAF Photographic Reconnaissance Unit is scheduled for Thursday 26 June 2025, from 1.00pm to 3.00pm. The debate will be led by Julie Minns MP.