Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have in regard to the international sources of funding to Libyan warlord Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar; and in particular whether he is receiving financing from Saudi Arabia.

We are aware of reports that a range of countries are providing varying degrees of support to General Haftar, and to other groups within Libya. We are not able to verify all these reports. We are using all our channels to the parties on the ground and to governments in the region to promote a ceasefire, humanitarian access, and a return to political talks. The Foreign Secretary spoke to the Saudi Arabian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on 25 April and was clear that that only a cessation of hostilities and a return to a political process could eventually unify Libya and restore order.