Written question asked by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Thursday, 8 March 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 March 2012. It was answered by Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative) on Monday, 19 March 2012 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Libya

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether all international and bilateral British sanctions against (a) Libya and (b) Libyan state institutions have been lifted.

Answer: The UN and EU implemented sanctions establishing an arms embargo as well as an asset freeze and travel ban on a number of entities and individuals during the Libya conflict.The UN has amended the arms embargo to allow support to the new Libyan Government. The UK led the way in working with the Libyan authorities to determine which key Libyan state institutions to remove from sanctions, most notably the Central Bank of Libya which was delisted by the UN Sanctions Committee in December 2011. At present some Libyan entities remain subject to EU and UN sanctions. Travel bans also remain in force against certain members of the Gaddafi regime at Libya's request.The UK will continue to be guided by the Libyan authorities in lifting remaining sanctions.There are no bilateral British sanctions in place against either Libya or any Libyan state institutions.

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