PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Islamic State: Military Intervention (10 February 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) flying hours and (b) air strikes have been conducted by British armed forces against Daesh in (a) Iraq and (b) Syria in each of the last 12 months.

Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative)

There have been 37 Weapon Release Events in the past 12 months (37 in Iraq and zero in Syria). The combined flying hours of Reaper and Typhoon during this period were 15,192 (Reaper: 7,799; and Typhoon: 7,393). As the data concern operational activity, figures may be updated in future.

Answered by:
James Heappey (Conservative)
22 February 2021