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Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 28 April 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 May 2016 (named day). It was answered by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 May 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Libya: Islamic State

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proposals the Government has made in co-operation with the French and Italian governments to the Libyan government on military intervention against Daesh.

Answer

The UK is committed to taking action to prevent Daesh from using Libya as a base from which to plan and carry out attacks.

We are working closely with the new Libyan government and international partners, including France and Italy, to develop a comprehensive approach to defeating it.

As the Foreign Secretary set out in his statement on 19 April, we have discussed, on a contingency basis, with international partners how best to support the new Libyan government. This could include training Libyan security forces to provide their own security. Any support would be in response to a clear request made by the Libyan Government. So far they have made no such request. We have been clear that there are no UK Government plans for the deployment of combat troops to Libya.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
36020
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Libya Islamic State
Link
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