Written question asked by John Healey (Labour) on Thursday, 14 July 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 July 2022. It was answered by James Heappey (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 July 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Libya: Radicalism

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) level of violent extremism in Libya and (b) risk of that extremism to the UK.

Answer: Violent extremism in Libya remains a concern and the issue is kept under review by the Ministry of Defence. We work closely with the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC). JTAC is the UK's independent centre for analysis and assessment of terrorism, it keeps the UK national threat level under constant review. This is a systematic, comprehensive, and rigorous process, based on the very latest intelligence and analysis of internal and external factors which drive the threat.

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