Libya: Military Intervention
(asked on 23rd February 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether further authorisation from him will be necessary for any future airstrikes in Libya carried out by US forces from UK bases.
This question was answered on 1st March 2016
Authorisation for the United States to use UK bases to launch the airstrike against a Daesh training camp in Libya was given on 18 February 2016. Authorisation would be required for any operations of this nature involving the use of UK bases.