Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 7 June 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 10 June 2011. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Friday, 10 June 2011 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Libya: Humanitarian Aid

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will discuss with the Italian Government the provision of humanitarian assistance to migrants from Libya.

Answer: I recently spoke to the Italian Foreign Minister. We agreed it is important the international community continues to support those suffering as a result of the conflict in Libya. This includes the early action by the UK Government to fly home over 12,700 migrant workers from the borders, provide emergency shelter for displaced people, funding for the emergency evacuation of people from Misurata and essential support for food, medical supplies and personnel.

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