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Yemen: Politics and Government

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Question for Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UIN 909523, tabled on 22 March 2017

Question

Gill Furniss
Labour
Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political and security situation in Yemen.

Answer

Mr Tobias Ellwood
Conservative
Bournemouth East
Commons

Answered on

28 March 2017

The security situation in Yemen remains a concern. The conflict continues to have a grave impact on the civilian population and makes humanitarian access and delivery of aid in to and within Yemen extremely difficult.

A political solution is the best way to bring long-term stability. The UK is playing a leading role in diplomatic efforts, supporting the UN Special Envoy’s tireless efforts to achieve this. The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), met his Quint counterparts from Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, US and UN in Bonn on 16 February.

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