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Iraq: Fatal Shootings of Sergeant Steven Roberts and Zaher Zaher

My Lords, I ask the noble and learned Lord for clarification. I read on page 4 of the Statement that the question was whether Mr Zaher might have been a combatant, and if that had been the case the soldiers could have appealed to the rules of engagement. It goes on to say that under the Geneva Convention,"““if there is doubt about whether a person is a civilian, that person should be considered to be a civilian””." But does not the question arise of whether, in the present situation, civilians are in fact combatants? I cannot see that it is in any way possible to say that people who attack the Army and attempt to do it harm are not combatants and therefore must be treated in that way. I would like clarification on that. Secondly, I point out the somewhat contentious issue that the Treasury, rather than the MoD, should be in the dock for the lack of equipment.