Written question asked by Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 May 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 May 2023. It was answered by David Rutley (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 June 2023 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Lebanon: Development Aid

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department is providing to Lebanon.

Answer: Lebanon is experiencing a severe economic and humanitarian crisis. Since 2011, the UK has provided over £850 million in humanitarian, development, and stabilisation assistance in Lebanon. This includes providing non-formal education services to over 150,000 vulnerable children, and humanitarian cash assistance to over 160,000 Syrian refugees and supporting Lebanese communities hosting refugees to improve infrastructure and services. The UK is also a long-standing supporter of the Lebanese Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces to maintain Lebanon's security internally and on its borders. We will continue to support the most vulnerable but is clear that Lebanon's leaders must deliver economic reforms to alleviate the crisis and set the country on a path to long-term economic stability.

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