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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Iran's financial and material support to Hezbollah.

Asked by
Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 March 2015
Reference
HL5405
House
House of Lords

What recent assessment he has made of the extent of Iran's financial and material support for Hamas and Hezbollah.

Asked by
Rehman Chishti (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
3 March 2015
Reference
907834; 593 cc798-9
House
House of Commons

We have serious concerns about Iran’s support for militant

groups, including Hezbollah and Hamas. That includes financial resources and training, as well as the supply of military equipment.

Answered by
Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
3 March 2015
Reference
593 c798
House
House of Commons

I thank the Minister for that answer. As part of our talks with Iran on its nuclear programme, will there be a specific condition on Iran to stop sponsoring and harbouring terrorism, whether that is supporting the Houthis in Yemen, interfering in Syria, interfering in Iraq with its militias against the Sunnis, or supporting Hezbollah, to ensure that we have a long-term solution, not a short-term fix?

Asked by
Rehman Chishti (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
3 March 2015
Reference
593 c799
House
House of Commons

Discussions around a nuclear solution are separate to those other matters, but my hon. Friend is right to raise the issue. Iran is having a destabilising effect in the region, and that is a violation of UN resolution 1747 which makes illegal the export of weapon systems and armaments from Iran.

Answered by
Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
3 March 2015
Reference
593 c799
House
House of Commons

Iran arms Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, and it now threatens to arm Palestinians on the west bank who currently support President Abbas. In view of the Minister’s previous reply, what specific representations have the Government made to the United Nations about that flagrant breach of UN resolutions?

Asked by
Louise Ellman (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
3 March 2015
Reference
593 c799
House
House of Commons

The hon. Lady will be aware that the Prime Minister had his first meeting with the Prime Minister of Iran at the United Nations General Assembly and very much put those points down. She is right that Iran must question its role in the region. It must ask itself whether it wants to be a part of the problem or a part of the solution. We have spoken about Hamas and Hezbollah. Hezbollah is effectively propping up the Assad regime, because he is losing the officer class, which is depleted because of the war.

Answered by
Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
3 March 2015
Reference
593 c799
House
House of Commons

Next week, as chair of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, I will be welcoming the first delegation of Iranian parliamentarians to visit this country for some time. Will my hon. Friend welcome that development? He knows not only that the House will give full and appropriate courtesy to parliamentarians from Iran, but that it will take the opportunity to engage them in the full and frank discussion of matters between us, which is the only basis on which parliamentarians can build a relationship.

Asked by
Alistair Burt (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
3 March 2015
Reference
593 c799
House
House of Commons

My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is through full and frank engagement that we can get our message across. Dialogue with Iran has increased, but we must ensure that they are not only talking the talk, but that their actions speak as loud as their words.

Answered by
Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
3 March 2015
Reference
593 c799
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of Iran's financial and material support for Hezbollah.

Asked by
Matthew Offord (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 January 2015
Reference
221809
House
House of Commons

What estimate he has made of the number of rockets in Hezbollah's arsenal in southern Lebanon which could be deployed against Israel; and what diplomatic efforts his Department is making to seek a reduction in that number.

Asked by
Philip Hollobone (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
2 December 2014
Reference
906378; 589 cc148-9
House
House of Commons

We are aware of continued reports of Hezbollah’s arsenal of weapons in southern Lebanon. Those weapons pose a threat to regional security and are in violation of UN Security Council resolutions.

Answered by
Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
2 December 2014
Reference
589 c148
House
House of Commons

Hezbollah’s extensive arsenal contravenes UN Security Council resolutions 1559 and 1701, which call on it to disarm, yet the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has not stopped the re-arming of Hezbollah and rarely inspects Hezbollah-controlled villages for illicit activity. Given that every Israeli city is now within range of the rockets, will the Minister use his good offices in the UN to ensure that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has the resources it needs to police southern Lebanon effectively?

Asked by
Philip Hollobone (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
2 December 2014
Reference
589 c148
House
House of Commons

My hon. Friend makes an important point. That matter was raised with me during my visit to Israel. We are committed to supporting peace and stability in Lebanon. Since 2012, the UK has been

delivering a $31-million programme to train and equip the land border regiments to provide stability. More work needs to be done with the UN and we must ensure that Hezbollah agrees to the UN resolutions.

Answered by
Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
2 December 2014
Reference
589 c148
House
House of Commons

Lebanon’s position in the middle east is being destabilised by the fact that a quarter of the population is made up of Syrian refugees. The United Nations has called for countries throughout the world to resettle at least 130,000 of those refugees. Why have only 90 been allowed into the United Kingdom?

Asked by
Frank Roy (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
2 December 2014
Reference
589 c149
House
House of Commons

As has been made clear before, we feel that it is best that refugees are kept closer to the region so that they can return. The whole House should pay tribute to Lebanon for its work in taking 1.2 million refugees, which, as the hon. Gentleman says, is almost a quarter of its population. The UK Government have provided more than £273 million to help with stability in the area and to support refugees there.

Answered by
Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
2 December 2014
Reference
589 c149
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of a recent bomb attack by Hezbollah against Israeli soldiers on the Lebanon border with Israel.

Asked by
Gordon Henderson (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 November 2014
Reference
215203
House
House of Commons