Further to the answer given by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), on 19 March 2012, Official Report, column 486W, the UN Security Council on 21 March during the UK presidency issued a presidential statement which calls upon the Syrian Government to; ensure timely provision of humanitarian assistance to all areas and; commit to stop the fighting and achieve urgently an effective United Nations supervised cessation of armed violence in all its forms by all parties to protect civilians. The statement received the full and unanimous support of the Security Council for the work of Kofi Annan as joint UN-Arab League Envoy on Syria.The UN Security Council will consider what further steps are necessary in the light of reports from Mr Annan updating the Council on the progress of his mission. We do not consider a presidential statement to be a substitute for a Security Council Resolution and will continue to work with our international partners to push for further tough action on Syria.