Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Michael Fallon and Graham Allen

Monday 29th February 2016 Commons Chamber

[Michael Fallon]

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 Libyan 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.

[Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North) (Lab)]

rose—

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Michael Fallon and Graham Allen

Monday 13th July 2015 Commons Chamber

[Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North) (Lab)]

T5. Does the Secretary of State believe that after the invasion of Iraq and the intervention in Afghanistan and Libya, we have less international fundamentalist religious terrorism or more?

[Michael Fallon]

I believe that our contribution in Libya to preventing an imminent massacre in Benghazi, the work that we have done in Afghanistan, which my hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces described, and our support for the legitimate democratically elected Government of Iraq have all been worthwhile endeavours.