Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he made of the impact on the UK’s MINUSMA deployment in Mali following the decision of the Malian Government to withdraw from the G5 Sahel Force.

We dynamically review the political and security situation in Mali, and we are aware of the recent decision of the Malian Government to withdraw from the G5 Sahel Force. The UK's continued support to the United Nations MINUSMA mission is still under review. Some enablers for the UK's continuation sit with the departing French force. We are in discussions with the UN and key allies to determine how these can be replaced.