Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government when the current scoping mission to assess the UK's future involvement in the Sahel, including potential support to the G5 Sahel Joint Force, will be completed; and whether its conclusions will be made public.

The scoping mission will be completed in mid-January. The situation in the Sahel is deteriorating, so the UK Government is looking at a range of options to protect UK interests in the region and support EU partners' endeavours. The conclusions will be made public early next year.