Written question asked by Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 July 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 July 2006. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Monday, 4 September 2006 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Lebanon

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the extent of Hezbollah involvement in terrorist activity was last reviewed; and what the finding of the review were.

Answer: The Government are keeping Hezbollah’s activities under constant and active review. We have condemned Hezbollah’s recent actions. Hezbollah’s External Security Organisation has been a proscribed organisation in the UK since 2001. As my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Policing, Security and Community Safety (Mr. McNulty) told the House on 20 July 2006, Official Report, column 490, the list of proscribed organisations is kept under constant review.

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