A training team of some 20 troops from the 4th Infantry Brigade is now moving to Tunisia to help to counter illegal cross-border movement from Libya in support of the Tunisian authorities.

Michael Fallon

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This is now week three and this is becoming a scandal, it really is time now that ministers got a grip of this.

I ... am extremely concerned about the proliferation of Daesh (IS) along the Libyan coastline, which is why we have been urgently assisting the formation of a new Libyan government.

Before taking any military action in Libya, we would seek an invitation from the new Libyan Government.

No, it is absolutely inaccurate. That is not right, we will be publishing an updated figure in our five-yearly strategic defense review in a couple of weeks time and parliament will then have the latest figure.

I appeal to all moderate MPs (lawmakers), to put our national security first and to support building four new Trident submarines, spread across the 30-year life of the new boats, this represents an annual insurance premium of around 0.13 percent of total government spending.

We will be stepping up the MOD's (Ministry of Defence) role in export promotion, the MOD will now lead on key strategic export campaigns, including Typhoon and complex weapons.

We have to continue to strengthen NATO. by Michael Fallon

We have to continue to strengthen NATO.

Some 100 left during the course of the training by agreement with the Libyan authorities, the remainder have all now been returned properly to Libya, apart from five who remain in custody and a very small handful who have claimed asylum.