{"value":{"id":1167541,"askingMemberId":259,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2019-10-30T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2019-11-13T00:00:00","uin":"HL549","questionText":"To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current political situation in Lebanon, following the recent protests in that country.","answeringBodyId":16,"answeringBodyName":"Foreign and Commonwealth Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4210,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2019-11-05T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa met the Lebanese Ambassador to the UK on October 24 to discuss recent developments. Lebanon is at a crossroads. Whatever the political solution, Lebanon needs a government that can urgently deliver vital reforms necessary to create a better country for all. Violence or intimidation of peaceful protests from any group only undermines Lebanon's unity and stability. The UK will continue to support a secure, stable, sovereign and prosperous Lebanon.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Lebanon: Politics and Government","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1167541","method":"GET"}]}