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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Monday, 29 February 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Libya

Question

In what level of military involvement do the Government believe the British military must engage in Libya before the Prime Minister will bring any decision regarding military intervention in that country to the House?

Answer

As I have said, we do not intend to deploy ground forces in any combat role. Before engaging in any military operation in Libya, we would of course have to seek an invitation from the Libyan Government, and would also have to involve this Parliament. As part of the international community, we have been party to the liberal international assistance mission, and we are

ready to provide advice and training in support of the new Libyan Government. A training team of some 20 troops from the 4th Infantry Brigade is now moving to Tunisia to help to counter illegal cross-border movement from Libya in support of the Tunisian authorities.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
606 c671 
Session
2015-16
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Libya
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk