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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost to the United Kingdom of the military intervention in Libya; and what is their assessment of the benefits to the United Kingdom.

Asked by
Lord Ashcroft (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 December 2014
Reference
HL3256
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 7 February (Official Report, col. 349–51), whether the RAF-piloted armed United States drones were part of NATO’s military effort in the Libyan conflict.[HL5685]

Asked by
Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 March 2013
Reference
743 c406WA; HL5685
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 18 October (WA 481), in what towns and areas, and in what numbers, the 900 Paveway IV munitions were employed in the 2011 Libyan campaign; and what were the estimated casualty numbers.[HL2802]

Asked by
Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 December 2012
Reference
741 c236WA; HL2802
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government in how many missions to Libya by United Kingdom forces during recent conflict bombs were released and exploded; what were the types of targets and weights of bombs, and how effective was their use.[HL2412]

Asked by
Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 October 2012
Reference
739 c481WA; HL2412
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the success rate and accuracy achieved by Brimstone missiles used during Operation Ellamy.

Asked by
Lord Moonie (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 May 2012
Reference
16861; 736 c437WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will give details of civilians killed and injured in the recent NATO military actions in Libya, including air attacks; and what is the value of property that was destroyed by such attacks.

Asked by
Lord Stoddart of Swindon (Independent Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 December 2011
Reference
14141; 733 c322WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they anticipate that British military operations in Libya will end.

Asked by
Lord Janner of Braunstone (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 December 2011
Reference
12399; 733 c284WA
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I am sure that the whole House will wish to join me in offering sincere condolences to the families and friends of Private Matthew Haseldin, 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment; Rifleman Vijay Rai, 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles; Marine David Fairbrother, Kilo Company, 42 Commando Royal Marines; Lance Corporal Jonathan James McKinlay, 1st Battalion The Rifles; Sergeant Barry John Weston, Kilo Company, 42 Commando Royal Marines; Lieutenant Daniel John Clack, 1st Battalion The Rifles; Marine James Robert Wright, 42 Commando Royal Marines; Corporal Mark Anthony Palin, 1st Battalion The Rifles; and Lance Corporal Paul Watkins, 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s). My thoughts are also with the wounded, and I pay tribute to the courage and fortitude in which they face their rehabilitation. On my noble friend’s Question, as of October 2011, ISAF consists of 49 nations working alongside Afghan national security forces. Denmark and Estonia are the UK’s main operational partners, and Tonga provides support. UK forces also work in close co-ordination with US allies. In Libya, at the height of Operation Unified Protector, 17 nations—13 NATO and four partners—contributed. These were the US, France, the UK, Italy, Denmark, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada, Turkey, Greece, Sweden, Romania, Norway, Qatar, the UAE and Jordan.
Answered by
Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
9 November 2011
Reference
732 c231
House
House of Lords
My Lords, my noble friend raises a very good point. The UK is rightly grateful to its coalition allies for the contributions that they have made. But in these times of austerity, this may be difficulty. Furthermore, it should be remembered that the UK is only one country within the broad NATO-led coalition of allies that has been operating both in Afghanistan and Libya, so we would more likely look to NATO to conduct such an event.
Answered by
Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
9 November 2011
Reference
732 c232
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the noble Lord makes a very important point. Having said that, co-operation between the United Kingdom and France, both militarily and at the political level, has been exemplary and contributed significantly in Libya towards developing the level of co-operation and interoperability envisaged in the UK/France defence co-operation treaty that was signed in November 2010.
Answered by
Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
9 November 2011
Reference
732 c233
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I have a list here of all the deaths of members of our allied countries. Rather than reading the list out, I will write to my noble friend and I will make sure that a copy of my letter is placed in the Library.
Answered by
Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
9 November 2011
Reference
732 c233
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I agree with the noble Lord’s last point. Some allies shared significantly more of the burden in Libya than others and this imbalance needs to be addressed in the future. In practice, we saw a two-tier alliance in terms of operation. Only half of the allies took part militarily, exasperating the limited availability of NATO’s capability.
Answered by
Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
9 November 2011
Reference
732 c232
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I can assure the noble and gallant Lord that support for Afghanistan will certainly not end in 2014. It is President Karzai’s aim that by the end of 2014 the Afghans will take lead responsibility for security costs right across the country, and we are on track to meet this aim. The Prime Minister has been clear that we will not have troops in a combat role or in numbers anywhere like current levels by 2015.
Answered by
Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
9 November 2011
Reference
732 c232-3
House
House of Lords
My Lords, my noble friend makes a very important point about the reserves of our allied countries. I am afraid I do not have an answer to hand but I will certainly write to him on this and give him a detailed answer.
Answered by
Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
9 November 2011
Reference
732 c233
House
House of Lords
To ask Her Majesty’s Government which countries are actively involved alongside United Kingdom forces in action in both Afghanistan and Libya.
Asked by
Lord Lee of Trafford (Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
9 November 2011
Reference
732 c231
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Harrier GR9 presently awaiting disposal are modified to the Afghanistan theatre entry standard; and how many are at the Libya theatre entry standard.

Asked by
Lord West of Spithead (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 July 2011
Reference
10995; 729 c262WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 22 June (WA 299–300), whether the operational costs referred to include upgrades of Tornado GR4 above and beyond the theatre entry standard for Libya and additional aircraft beyond those already so modified.

Asked by
Lord West of Spithead (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 July 2011
Reference
10994; 729 c261-2WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft are fully configured for operations in (a) Afghanistan, and (b) Libya.

Asked by
Lord West of Spithead (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 June 2011
Reference
10020; 728 c299WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much additional funding has been provided for the RAF Tornado GR4 force since United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.

Asked by
Lord West of Spithead (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 June 2011
Reference
10021; 728 c299-300WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the total cost or estimated cost of the intervention in Libya; and what has been the expenditure or estimated expenditure by each of the three armed services.

Asked by
Lord Hoyle (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 June 2011
Reference
9766; 728 c188-9WA
House
House of Lords