HC Deb 16 July 1980 vol 988 c567W
41. Mr. Hooley

asked the Lord Privy Seal, in the light of the statement by the EEC Heads of Government in Venice, what action is being taken to strengthen the United Nations interim force in the Lebanon.

Sir Ian Gilmour

Since the renewal of the UNIFIL mandate on 17 June the Lebanese battalion serving alongside UNIFIL has been reinforced. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is considering additional ways in which the position of UNIFIL may be consolidated and its effectiveness improved.