Libya and the Middle East Debate

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Andrew Love

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Libya and the Middle East

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Monday 7th March 2011

(13 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hague of Richmond Portrait Mr Hague
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Yes, absolutely. I also point out that the whole of Libya is subject to a United Nations international arms embargo.

Andrew Love Portrait Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op)
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Does the Foreign Secretary accept that there are still questions about his judgment at the weekend? Did he not realise the difficulties that sending in a helicopter would create? Did he not realise that, in the sensitive situation in Libya, arming people to the teeth would be a red rag? Will he please answer the question about how he made those decisions? Does he not think that they have left us looking risible in the world community?

Lord Hague of Richmond Portrait Mr Hague
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I set that out earlier, so I am not sure that it is necessary to go over it again. Clearly, some of the judgments are difficult. The previous weekend, we sent armed people into Libya to perform different missions, so such judgments unfortunately have to be made quite regularly. This mission turned out differently from those on the previous weekend.

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