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Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Monday, 2 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 March 2015 (named day). It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 March 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.


British Nationals Abroad: Armed Conflict

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of British nationals who have travelled to fight in Iraq and Syria who have been subjects of interest in investigations carried out by the Security Services in the last five years.

Answer

Around 600 people from the UK who are of interest to the security services are thought to have travelled to the region since the start of the conflict.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
225834
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Armed conflict British nationals abroad Intelligence services Iraq Syria
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk