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Libyan State-sponsored Terrorism

That was an aside. We have delivered for the victims of Lockerbie on exactly the same basis as the French Government delivered for the citizens. We do not believe that we can negotiate a bilateral settlement with Libya, for reasons that I shall explain. Although there can be no doubt that Libya's financial and material support to the IRA added significantly to its paramilitary capabilities, both the situation in Northern Ireland and our relations with Libya have been fundamentally transformed in recent years to the benefit of everyone concerned. Libya has dismantled its weapons of mass destruction programme and—crucially—renounced its support for international terrorism, including for the IRA.