asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they last made representations to the Government of Libya concerning internal human rights issues and what was the response; and whether in particular they have, or will, raise the cases of Mr Fathi Elgahoni, detained since 2004, and those of three opposition members who have disappeared in the past 18 months. [HL1280]

We continue to have concerns about the human rights situation in Libya, including the cases to which the noble Lord refers. We monitor the situation closely. With our EU partners we raise these concerns with the Libyan authorities when we judge it would be effective to do so. The UK last formally raised human rights issues with Libya on a bilateral basis in August 2007.

We will continue to work with the Libyan authorities to encourage them to move towards internationally accepted standards.