Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role, if any, of Tunisia in resisting terrorism along the North African Mediterranean littoral.

A stable, democratic and prosperous Tunisia is a keystone to resisting terrorism along the North African Mediterranean littoral. The Tunisian authorities have made a great deal of progress, supported by international partners including the UK, in countering the threat from terrorism since the Sousse and Bardot attacks of 2015. But the threat remains, as set out in the UK's travel advice for Tunisia, and members of the Tunisian public and security forces have continued to pay a heavy price, losing lives and livelihoods to terrorism. It is vital that we continue to work together to address the shared challenges of terrorism and extremism, and to support progress towards an open, equitable and just Tunisia which delivers the public services and economic opportunities Tunisians want and deserve.