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Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 February 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 February 2016 (named day). It was answered by Penny Mordaunt (Conservative) on Monday, 22 February 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Libya: Deployment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the proposal from the Italian government (a) to deploy 1,000 British troops to Libya and (b) for Italian Reaper drones to conduct target acquisition in Libya for the purpose of joint strike operations with the US and UK.

Answer

The UK is considering, with partner nations, how we can best support the new Libyan government, including in terms of capacity building and security sector reform. No decisions have been made about the future deployment of any British military forces to Libya as part of an international coalition force.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
26592
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Libya Unmanned air systems
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk