Syria

Part of Business of the House – in the House of Commons at 11:43 am on 10 January 2013.

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Photo of Philip Hollobone Philip Hollobone Conservative, Kettering 11:43, 10 January 2013

With a population of 4 million, Lebanon is a small but very important neighbour to Syria, which has a population of 22 million. Lebanon is struggling to cope with the 200,000 refugees who have crossed its border. Is the Foreign Secretary on red alert, or amber alert, for the spread of the civil war across the border into Lebanon, and what humanitarian assistance can we offer its Government?