Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations have they made, if any, to the government of Lebanon to urge them to ensure that the judicial investigation into the causes of the Beirut port explosion on 4 August 2020 is transparent, independent and supported by all parties

The UK has consistently pressed the Lebanese authorities on the need for a transparent conclusion of the investigation into the tragic Beirut explosion. The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa raised this when he met the new Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on 25 September.