"Speaker agrees my request to recall Parliament on Thurs," Cameron tweeted. "There'll be a clear govt motion and vote on UK response to chemical weapons attacks."
Cameron recently discussed the situation in Syria with US President Barack Obama. "They are both gravely concerned by the attack that took place in Damascus and the increasing signs that this was a significant chemical weapons attack carried out by the Syrian regime against its own people," a Downing Street spokesperson said. "The UN Security Council has called for immediate access for UN investigators on the ground in Damascus. The fact that President Assad has failed to co-operate with the UN suggests that the regime has something to hide."
Downing Street said significant use of chemical weapons would merit a serious response from the international community and both the US and UK presidents had tasked officials to examine all the options. "They agreed that it is vital that the world upholds the prohibition on the use of chemical weapons and deters further outrages," the spokesperson said.
Cameron discussed the offensive with German chancellor Angela Merkel and agreed that UN investigators should visit the site of the attack. He also spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been a supporter of Assad.
Britain said "prime minister Cameron called President Putin to discuss how the international community responds to the chemical weapons attack in Damascus last Wednesday. They both reiterated the position agreed by all leaders at the G8 summit in June: no-one should use chemical weapons and any use would merit a serious response from the international community. The PM made clear that there was little doubt that this was an attack carried out by the Syrian regime."
But Putin said they did not have evidence of whether a chemical weapons attack had taken place or who was responsible.
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