Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 December 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 December 2018. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 December 2018 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Libya: Politics and Government

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the (a) proposed terms of reference of and (b) the delegates to be invited to the National Conference in Libya proposed in the Action Plan set out by the UN Special Envoy to Libya in September 2017.

Answer: We fully support the next steps in the inclusive political process set out by the Special Representative of the Secretary General in his briefing to the UN Security Council on 8 November and endorsed at the Palermo Conference on 12-13 November, including plans to convene a wide range of Libyan stakeholders at a National Conference in early 2019. The Special Representative has said the National Conference will aim to secure agreement on key issues relating to Libya's political transition, including the constitutional basis for elections, the sequencing and model of elections, and the equitable distribution of resources. We continue to engage with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on preparatory work for the National Conference; involving delegates who represent a broad spectrum of Libyan society will be a key factor in its success.

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