Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Watts and Alistair Burt

Tuesday 19th July 2011 Commons Chamber

[Alistair Burt]

Together with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, I was at the Libya contact group meeting in Istanbul just last Friday. Post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction is now a very significant element of the international community’s considerations of Libya and its contact with the national transitional council. We believe that the future for Libya without Gaddafi is clearly much better than its situation with him. Everything is working towards him leaving power so that the work of negotiation for a new Government in Libya, and the stabilisation work that is a very important part of what is being considered at the moment, can begin.

[Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North) (Lab)]

10. What recent discussions he has had with the Libyan transitional national council.