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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Libya: EU Immigration more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government what is the closest distance to the Libyan coast that EU migrant search and rescue missions operate; whether migrants picked up at a certain distance are returned to Libya and not brought to the EU; and if so, what is that distance. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Blencathra remove filter
uin HL1042 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-27more like thismore than 2017-07-27
answer text <p>Vessels engaged in Operation Sophia, the EU Naval Force Mediterranean, and Operation Triton, the EU's border control and surveillance mission, are not currently authorised to operate in Libyan territorial waters, which, though disputed, are considered, for the purposes of EU operations, to extend 12 nautical miles from the coastline. No-one rescued by these vessels is taken to Libya.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-27T14:08:48.643Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-27T14:08:48.643Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
497
label Biography information for Lord Blencathra more like this