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940714

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of (a) trends in the levels of arms smuggling into Yemen from Iran and (b) the effectiveness of UNVIM in preventing arms smuggling,
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	163752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the findings of the UN Panel of Experts on Yemen that missiles, and related military equipment of Iranian origin, were introduced into Yemen after the imposition of the targeted arms embargo. As the Panel concluded, this puts Iran in non-compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015) and reaffirms our concerns about destabilising Iranian activity in Yemen and the wider region. We call on Iran to cease such activity, which risks escalating the conflict, and to support a political solution to the conflict in Yemen.</p><p>The UK is providing £1.3 million to help the UN's Verification and Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM) to facilitate commercial imports into Hodeidah and Saleef ports by giving the Coalition confidence that weapons are not coming in on commercial ships. Alongside this financial support, we have also deployed UK experts to support the inspections of ships in Djibouti, increasing the proportion of physical inspections ten-fold.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/07/2018 14:49:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

940710

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the Government has made to counter Daesh and Al Qaeda in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	163748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>We continue to cooperate with regional and international partners to tackle the threat posed by terrorist organisations including Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Daesh. For operational reasons we cannot comment in detail on this activity.</p><p>We continue to work towards the development of a stable and prosperous Yemen which benefits the Yemeni people. Ultimately, an enduring political settlement, strong security institutions and effective governance will be needed to deny terrorist organisations the space in which to operate.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/07/2018 14:44:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

940713

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2018 to Question 154140 on Yemen: Military Intervention, whether UK personnel have had access to the targeting rooms of the Saudi Arabian air force.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	163751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Yes, we have a very small number of staff working in Saudi headquarters in a liaison capacity only.</p><p>Separately, you are already aware that the UK's role in helping Saudi Arabia respond to the threat from Houthi missiles is limited to providing advice, information and assistance. The UK is not conducting strikes on the basis of this activity. You will of course understand that going into further detail may jeopardise the effectiveness of what we are trying to achieve, which is to reduce the threat to Saudi Arabia of ballistic missile attacks on civilian areas.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/07/2018 16:45:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

940712

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has plans to visit (a) Riyadh and (b) Dubai to discuss with his counterparts in those countries, the current situation in Hudaydah, Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	163750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>​We continue to discuss the current situation in Hodeidah with both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates at all levels. I met with the Yemeni and Saudi Foreign ministers during my visit to Riyadh on 14-15 July. The previous Foreign Secretary met with the Emirati Deputy Foreign Minister on 25 June in Dubai.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/07/2018 14:47:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

940709

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Libya: Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the capability of (a) Al Qaeda and (b) Daesh in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	163747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>​The conflict in Yemen has allowed terrorist organisations like Al-Qaeda and Daesh to establish themselves and spread their message of violence and extremism. They continue to pose a threat to Yemen, the region and beyond. We are working with partners to monitor the threat from these organisations and disrupt any attack planning.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/07/2018 14:10:15 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz