Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the national elections in Lebanon on 15 May, what steps they are taking to help to support the formation of a new government in that country in order that it can take steps to comply with all the conditions necessary to unlock IMF funding, as outlined in the Agreement on Economic Policies with Lebanon for a Four-Year Extended Fund Facility (7 April); and what targeted humanitarian aid they are providing to avert the further deterioration of the situation in that country.

We welcomed the holding of parliamentary elections on 15 May. Lebanon's new Members of Parliament must now put aside their differences to work together in the interests of the Lebanese people. We urge the new parliament to proceed urgently to form an inclusive government that is empowered to take forward the essential reform agenda, including finalising the agreement with the International Monetary Fund, to get Lebanon on the path to recovery. Since 2011, the UK has allocated over £787 million in humanitarian and development funding to Lebanon to support Syrian refugees and other vulnerable people, including Lebanese. The UK and members of the International Support Group for Lebanon stand with the people of Lebanon in their time of need, but we are clear that Lebanon's leaders must implement a credible reform process as the only sustainable way to address the ongoing crisis.