division_name: Business of the House &#8212; ISIL in Syria
motion: <p class="" pid="d.323.3/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move,</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="d.323.3/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an &#8216;unprecedented threat to international peace and security&#8217; and calls on states to take &#8216;all necessary measures&#8217; to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to &#8216;eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria&#8217;; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government&#8217;s continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government&#8217;s continued determination to cut ISIL&#8217;s sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK&#8217;s particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government&#8217;s commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty&#8217;s Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty&#8217;s Armed Forces.</p>
  
  <p pid="d.487.2/1" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put, </i>That the amendment be made.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="d.487.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="d.487.2/3" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 211, Noes 390.</p>