Written questions

Lebanon: Internally Displaced People

Lords · Question HL16485 · Tabled 16 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people displaced in Lebanon since the commencement of the current phase of the conflict with Israel.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 29 Apr 2026

The UK has not made its own estimates, but the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has published figures - based on data from the Lebanese Ministry of Health - stating that more than 2,000 people have so far been killed in Lebanon, including at leas...