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1486749

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL1499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK has played a leading role in responding to the humanitarian crisis, committing over £1 billion in aid since the conflict began. Over the course of our coming financial year, the UK will provide at least £88 million in aid to the people of Yemen. UK funding will be provided through multiple agencies, including the World Food Programme and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. This will help feed at least 200,000 people every month, provide lifesaving health care for 800,000 women and children and treat 85,000 severely malnourished children. We will work with our delivery partners to ensure aid is disbursed quickly and effectively.</p><p>The UK is playing a leading role in supporting UN led efforts to sustain, extend and expand the UN brokered truce which came into effect on 2 April. An inclusive political settlement is the only way to bring long-term stability to Yemen and to address the worsening humanitarian crisis.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/07/2022 15:55:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1343522

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they withdrew funding from the Yemen Multisector Humanitarian Response Programme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL1729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Yemen Multisector Humanitarian Response Programme (MHRP) aims to reduce the risk of famine and malnutrition in areas of extreme food insecurity. Originally scheduled to end in April 2020, FCDO Ministers approved an extension to September 2021.</p><p>The most recent published assessment of the Yemen Multisector Humanitarian Response Programme was undertaken in August 2020 and can be accessed on Development Tracker. A project completion report for the MHRP extension period is expected to be completed by December 2021 and will be subsequently published.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL1730 question first answered 19/07/2021 16:37:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1343523

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Yemen Multisector Humanitarian Response Programme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL1730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Yemen Multisector Humanitarian Response Programme (MHRP) aims to reduce the risk of famine and malnutrition in areas of extreme food insecurity. Originally scheduled to end in April 2020, FCDO Ministers approved an extension to September 2021.</p><p>The most recent published assessment of the Yemen Multisector Humanitarian Response Programme was undertaken in August 2020 and can be accessed on Development Tracker. A project completion report for the MHRP extension period is expected to be completed by December 2021 and will be subsequently published.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL1729 question first answered 19/07/2021 16:37:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1305847

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to (1) peace builders, (2) women’s rights organisations, and (3) human rights organisations, working in Yemen.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL14580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK fully supports the important role women can play in ending the conflict in Yemen. We are a global leader on the Women Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and the penholder on UNSCR 1325. Yemen is a priority country for our National Action Plan on WPS. We have supported the Yemeni Women's Pact for Peace and Security (through UN Women), which aimed to increase female leadership and inclusion in the peace processes. The UK has also funded projects aimed at supporting the work of grassroots women leaders and civil society organisations in communities across Yemen. UK funding of two advisors in the UN Special Envoy's office has also supported the UN in consulting marginalised groups. Furthermore, on 25 February the Security Council adopted a UK-drafted resolution which sanctioned Houthi official Sultan Zabin for the use of sexual violence as a tool of war, the first such sanction in the Middle East. We will continue to support Yemeni women, youth and civil society to help create the conditions for an inclusive and durable peace in Yemen.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 09/04/2021 10:53:11 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1299859

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they are reducing the amount of humanitarian aid provided to Yemen.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL13916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK is facing the worst economic contraction in over 300 years, and a budget deficit of close to £400 billion. As announced last year, given the impact of this global pandemic on the economy and, as a result, the public finances, we will move to a target of spending 0.5% of Gross National Income as Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2021.</p><p>On 1 March, the Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa announced that the UK will provide at least £87 million to Yemen over the course of our next financial year (2021/22), with the UK contributing over £1 billion since the conflict began. Our funding will feed an additional 240,000 of the most vulnerable Yemenis every month, support 400 healthcare clinics and provide clean water for 1.6 million people. We will also provide one-off cash support to 1.5 million of Yemen's poorest households to help them buy food and basic supplies.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/03/2021 17:51:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1297035

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their decision to reduce humanitarian aid to Yemen; and why they decided to reduce such aid.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL13811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK is facing the worst economic contraction in over 300 years, and a budget deficit of close to £400 billion. As announced last year, given the impact of this global pandemic on the economy and, as a result, the public finances, we will move to a target of spending 0.5% of Gross National Income as Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2021.</p><p>On 1 March, the Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa announced that the UK will provide at least £87 million to Yemen over the course of our next financial year (2021/22), making us the 5th largest donor; with the UK contributing over £1 billion since the conflict began. Our funding will feed an additional 240,000 of the most vulnerable Yemenis every month, support 400 healthcare clinics and provide clean water for 1.6 million people. We will also provide one-off cash support to 1.5 million of Yemen's poorest households to help them buy food and basic supplies.</p><p>An inclusive political settlement is the only way to bring long-term stability to Yemen and to address the worsening humanitarian crisis. We fully support the efforts of the UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths to secure a lasting political settlement to the Yemen conflict. The Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa spoke with him on 1 March to discuss how the UK can best support the UN-led peace process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2021 16:33:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1282227

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that (1) food, and (2) medical, importers can continue to bring supplies into Yemen following the government of the United States' designation of the Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organisation.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
	uin	HL12799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2021 answer text <p>We share the concerns raised by the UN and NGOs about the impact of designation on what is already the world's worst humanitarian crisis. We are analysing the US humanitarian and commercial exemptions and are concerned that they are insufficient to avoid a serious deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.</p><p>We are engaging with the US to ensure that the vital humanitarian response, including food supplies, is not disrupted. Ministers and officials will also continue to engage closely with the UN and other donors including the US, to ensure life-saving humanitarian aid reaches the millions of Yemenis in need. Our priority is to support the UN's peace process and ensure life-saving humanitarian aid can reach the millions of Yemenis in need.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL12800 HL12801 question first answered 15/02/2021 15:13:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1277352

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the government of the United States’ decision to designate the Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organisation on humanitarian (1) operations, and (2) access, in Yemen.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
	uin	HL12210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by assessments from the UN and NGOs that the US Administration's decision to designate the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation is likely to disrupt the humanitarian response and stop vital food supplies getting in to Yemen. We have already engaged with the US to urge them to ensure that the vital humanitarian response, including food supplies and commercial imports, is not disrupted. Ministers and officials will continue to engage closely with the UN and other donors, including the new US administration, to ensure life-saving humanitarian aid reaches the millions of Yemenis in need.</p><p>We are calling on all parties in Yemen to facilitate the movement of humanitarian supplies and experts into and across the country to ensure an effective COVID-19 response. We are clear that agreeing a peace settlement will give Yemen the best chance of managing COVID-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL12211 HL12212 question first answered 01/02/2021 16:38:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1218527

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps the Foreign Secretary has taken to ensure full and unfettered humanitarian access to civilians in Yemen.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL6221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of international efforts to improve humanitarian access in Yemen. We call on all parties to immediately end restrictions on aid agencies and comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2451 by allowing safe, rapid, and unhindered access for the humanitarian response.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary raised this issue on 1 July in a joint article with the Foreign Ministers of Germany and Sweden, highlighting the need for obstacles to the delivery of aid to be removed.</p><p>We welcome recent steps taken by the Houthis to improve humanitarian access but are clear that more progress is needed or humanitarian organisations will be unable to continue delivering vital assistance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2020 16:07:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1218528

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what urgent steps they intend to take with their international partners to try to avert the risk of catastrophic human suffering in Yemen.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL6222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK is extremely concerned by the devastating humanitarian crisis in Yemen, which remains the largest in the world. This situation is now being compounded by the rapid spread of COVID-19, with UK-funded modelling estimating that Yemen has already had over 1 million infections.</p><p>In response, we are promptly disbursing funding from our new £160 million commitment for this financial year (2020/21), to help the UN tackle the spread of COVID-19 in Yemen and address the humanitarian crisis. We have already disbursed 32% of this funding and expect to have disbursed over 50% by the end of July.</p><p>We are encouraging other international donors to urgently provide funding to the UN humanitarian response, ahead of Yemen’s expected COVID-19 peak in late July. We are also engaging with Yemeni authorities to encourage them to implement measures to suppress infection, allow access for international staff and COVID-19 supplies and protect the health system.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2020 16:01:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic