Foreign Secretary makes statement on Syria
6 March 2013
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, made statement to the House of Commons on 6 March 2013 on the crisis in Syria
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Douglas Alexander, responded on behalf of the Opposition.
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