Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 25 May 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 June 1999. It was answered by Tony Lloyd (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 June 1999 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent of the involvement of Colonel Gadaffi in terrorist incidents since 1988.

Answer: Mr. Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the extent of the involvement of Colonel Gadaffi in terrorist incidents since 1988. [85760] Mr. Tony Lloyd: The United Kingdom has no proof of recent Libyan government involvement in recent terrorist incidents. Recent progress in the Lockerbie (1988) and UTA (1989) cases has led to the suspension of United Nations sanctions against Libya under the relevant UN Security Council resolutions. The United Nations Secretary-General is required to report on Libya's compliance with all the requirements of those resolutions, including renunciation of terrorism, before UN sanctions can be lifted.

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