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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-11more like thismore than 2016-10-11
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 remove filter
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Yemen: Military Intervention more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is investigating allegations that the Saudi-led coalition deployed UK manufactured cluster munitions; and whether UK military personnel or UK aircraft were involved in the deployment of such munitions. more like this
tabling member constituency Ealing Central and Acton remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Rupa Huq more like this
uin 48045 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-17more like thismore than 2016-10-17
answer text <p>We are aware of reports, including from Amnesty International on 6 June 2016, of the alleged use of UK-supplied cluster munitions in the Saudi-led coalition campaign in Yemen. We take this allegation very seriously, have analysed the case carefully and raised the issue with the Saudi-led coalition.</p><p>The UK is not a member of the coalition and there are no Royal Air Force aircraft in coalition operations. British military personnel are not involved in carrying out strikes, directing or conducting operations in Yemen or in the targeting process.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sevenoaks more like this
answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-17T14:28:28.047Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-17T14:28:28.047Z
answering member
88
label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
tabling member
4511
label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq more like this