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Proceeding contribution from Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 24 May 2011. It occurred during Urgent question on Libya.


Libya

The hon. Gentleman is right that there are huge oil assets to the south. I can only repeat that our objective in Libya is the protection of civilians, who we know are predominantly in the north and along those coastal stretches. The regime still has effective control over some of the oil assets to the south, but clearly its efforts to transport and export them have been significantly curtailed by the efforts of the coalition to implement UNSCR 1973.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
528 c785 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed conflict Libya International cooperation Helicopters Parliamentary scrutiny Military aircraft UN resolutions NATO Military intervention
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk