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Written question asked by Ian Lucas (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 7 November 2014. A holding answer was provided on Monday, 17 November 2014. A substantive answer was provided by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 December 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Libya

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Libyan soldiers recently in training at Basingbourne barracks, Cambridgeshire were (a) asked by the Government to leave the training programme; and how soon after being asked to leave that programme those soldiers returned to Libya.

Answer

One hundred Libyan personnel withdrew from training. Of these, fewer than ten were asked by the UK to leave. All personnel who ceased training early to return to Libya left the UK in accordance with timescales agreed with the Libyan Government.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
213589
Session
2014-15
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Armed forces Libya Military aid
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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