The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the hon. Member for Taunton Deane (Mr Browne), and I both raised our serious concerns regarding the recent allegations of mistreatment and torture in Libya with the Libyan Interior Minister when he visited the UK in late January. The Prime Minister, also reiterated these concerns to the Minister during his visit. Our ambassador in Tripoli has also raised this issue with members of the Libyan Transitional Government.The Libyan Deputy Prime Minister announced on 31 January that all allegations of mistreatment will be investigated. He also announced that officials from the Ministries of Justice and Interior would visit detention centres and begin the process of bringing all detention facilities under central control. The UK has already provided training to Libyan judges and legal professionals and will be providing further support, including on prison reform. The UK will continue to urge the Transitional Government to live up to their human rights commitments.