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Proceeding contribution from Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 5 September 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Libya.


Libya

I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman's question. On Sir Peter Gibson's inquiry, some of it will be held in public and some of it by necessity—because of the very sensitive nature of what he will be looking at—will be held in private. On the documentation, Sir Peter will have access to all the paperwork he wants to see. Clearly, what has come out of Libya in recent days is relevant to him, and I think he has already announced that he is looking forward to seeing that information. On Britain's relationship with Libya, as I have said, it is entirely understandable that it was the previous Government's wish to have with Libya a new relationship after getting rid of weapons of mass destruction. In some instances, it was too credulous—I have mentioned particularly Megrahi—and, obviously, we need to think carefully about our security, our military involvement and our sales to all regimes. That is why at the start of the Arab spring we reviewed our practices, and we should keep them under review.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
532 c32 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Assets Armed conflict Finance Intelligence services Politics and government Terrorism United Nations Torture UN resolutions NATO Reconstruction Libya Gaddafi, Muammar al Megrahi, Abdelbasit Ali Mohmed Fletcher, Yvonne
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