§ Mr. JanmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will estimate the number of British nationals currently working in Libya; and what were the figures for each year since 1985.
§ Mr. WaldegraveNot all British citizens in Libya register with the British interests section in Tripoli, but we estimate that since 1985 the British community there has numbered between 3,500 and 5,000.