Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the (a) Ministry of Defence and (b) Foreign and Commonwealth Office on constraining and restricting the undisciplined behaviour of Libyan personnel on Bassingbourn base; and if she will make a statement.
Prior to General Purpose Force training, the Home Office worked closely with the Ministry of Defence and Foreign Office on planning for the vetting and selection of trainees and, along with the Libyan command and supervisory team, on contingency planning for indiscipline. We worked closely with the Ministry of Defence, Foreign Office, Libyan command and supervisory team, Police and the Defence Section of the Libyan embassy to address trainee behaviour concerns and take appropriate action, including withdrawing trainees who failed to meet the expected standard of behaviour and performance.