Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received on the movement of illegal arms in and out of Libya.

The Ministry of Defence has regular discussions with international partners and Other Government Departments to address the security situation in Libya and the region, including the issue of unsecured arms and ammunition. Instability in Libya is exacerbated by the scale of the now largely unsecured arms and ammunition amassed earlier by the Ghadaffi regime and the porosity of Libya's borders. Illegal flows of arms and ammunition, extremism and the growing terrorist threat from Libya affect the whole region and are significant issues of concern for the international community.