Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken with international allies to tackle the blocking of water supplies to Tripoli by forces allied to Khalifa Haftar.

We are deeply concerned that civilians continue to suffer inexcusably from the conflict in Libya. Cutting off water supplies in Tripoli as coronavirus hits will seriously endanger civilian lives. We have raised this issue with the Government of National Accord, and remain active in wider efforts to end the current fighting. Ministers maintain regular contact with regional and European partners on Libya, and continue to call on all parties, including General Haftar, to de-escalate, support a ceasefire and a return to UN-led political talks.