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1385400

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
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: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has carried out an assessment of the impact of the reduction in international aid to Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	87797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>We work closely with partners to understand the impact of UK aid spending, including in Yemen. Our focus remains on protecting and prioritising the most vulnerable and ensuring our aid is delivered in the most effective and efficient way. Our aid to Yemen this financial year is feeding 240,000 of the most vulnerable Yemenis every month, supporting 400 healthcare clinics and provided clean water for 1.6 million people. We also provided one-off cash support to 1.5 million of Yemen's poorest households to help them buy food and basic supplies.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 09/12/2021 15:51:04 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1385401

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
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: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much international aid has been (a) allocated and (b) disbursed to support Yemen during the 2021-22 financial year; and what proportion of the overall aid budget that spending represents.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	87798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK has allocated £87 million in aid for Yemen for the financial year 2021-22. As of November 2021, the UK has disbursed 89% (£77.6 million) of this amount. The UK's bilateral aid spending in Yemen represents 0.87% of the total HMG ODA budget of £10 billion for 2021-22<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 09/12/2021 15:58:30 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1337803

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the G7 on increasing the level of international aid to Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	17868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK regularly engages with international partners and the UN to co-ordinate the humanitarian response in Yemen and to discuss ways to improve the conditions for NGOs on the ground. The most recent meeting was the Senior Humanitarian Officials meeting on 1 June. On 5 May, G7 Foreign and Development Ministers, through their London Ministerial meeting communiqué and the Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Crises compact, confirmed their commitment to provide humanitarian funding to Yemen and other humanitarian crises. They further called on all parties in Yemen to agree to UN proposals for an immediate ceasefire, the free flow of imports through Red Sea ports, the reopening of Sana'a airport, full humanitarian access and the resumption of inclusive political talks. We remain a leading donor to Yemen, committing at least £87 million in aid this year and over £1 billion since the conflict began.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 22/06/2021 16:11:01 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1167792

registered interest
date	01/11/2019
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: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his UN counterparts on improving humanitarian access in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Jane Dodds
uin	8612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>In September, under UK leadership, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany, Kuwait and Sweden, met and signed a communiqué reiterating the need to increase the pace and scale of the humanitarian response. The Group was clear that a political settlement is the only way to address the humanitarian crisis, but given the risk of starvation faced by millions in Yemen, the Group called on all donors to disburse promptly their pledges to the UN humanitarian response. It also called on the conflict parties to facilitate safe, rapid and unhindered humanitarian access in compliance with Security Council Resolution 2451. Our Permanent Representative to the UN also reiterated the need to bolster efforts on humanitarian access in her statement of 17 October to the UN Security Council.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/11/2019 11:13:01 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4718 label Biography information for Jane Dodds

1151805

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
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: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate his Department has made of the extent of the fulfilment of pledges of humanitarian aid by British allies towards the Yemen Humanitarian Response plan.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	4267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The UN’s 2019 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan is 69.5% funded so far this year.</p><p> </p><p>We thank all donors who have provided funding, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, who provided approximately $800 million between them in September.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to encourage all donors to rapidly release their remaining pledges and consider providing further funding.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/10/2019 13:20:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1146569

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
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: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits holding a debate on UK support for the war in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	291334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned by the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Yemen. We fully support the peace process led by the UN Special Envoy, Martin Griffiths, and urge the parties to engage constructively with this process. A political settlement is the only way to bring long-term stability to Yemen and to address the worsening humanitarian crisis.</p><p> </p><p>The UK supports the Saudi-led Coalition military intervention, accepted by the UN Security Council, which came at the request of legitimate President Hadi who was forced to flee Sana’a following a rebel insurgency which took the capital by force and overthrew the legitimate Government of Yemen, as recognised by the international community. Saudi Arabia and its allies are responding to a crisis that was forced on them and that poses a grave threat to international peace and security.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 04/10/2019 10:46:18 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1145962

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the (a) monetary value and (b) tonnage of commercial imports of (i) food, (ii) fuel, (iii) medical supplies and (iv) essential materials awaiting transshipment using letters of credit issued by the Government of Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	290652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>As of 29 September, according to data from the UN Verification Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM), ten vessels carrying cargos of fuel were awaiting to berth at Hodeidah port.</p><p> </p><p>These vessels were carrying a total estimated volume of over 212,000 Metric Tonnes of fuel – the equivalent of approximately a month’s average fuel imports through Hodeidah port. We cannot estimate the value of this fuel as the overall value depends on the individual commercial arrangements made in each case.</p><p> </p><p>As of 29 September, no issues were reported by UNVIM on vessels carrying food, medical supplies and other cargo.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/10/2019 16:08:08 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1144304

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
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: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to encourage donors to fulfil the pledges they have made to the United Nations-led humanitarian response in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	286090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK has brought forward funding from our £200 million aid pledge to Yemen this year and has already provided 87% of the funding we pledged to UN agencies.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to engage with donor countries at every opportunity to ensure they rapidly disburse funding to the UN humanitarian response in Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>I most recently did this during my visit to the Gulf region from 25-29 August, where I discussed the issue with counterparts from Saudi Arabia and the UAE.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/09/2019 16:56:32 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1144321

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
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: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to ensure humanitarian organisations are able to operate in Aden, Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	286343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK is monitoring the humanitarian impact being felt in the south of Yemen.</p><p>Although Aden port remains operational, we are concerned by a backlog of 15,000 containers waiting to be processed. Fighting across the south of the country has also closed many major overland routes, affecting the onward delivery of commercial goods and humanitarian services.</p><p>The UK is engaging closely with UN agencies and NGOs on the ground and continues to call on all parties to the conflict to facilitate safe and unhindered humanitarian and commercial access into and throughout Yemen, including for food and fuel, as set out by UN Security Council Resolution 2451 which was drafted by the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/09/2019 15:38:41 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1143232

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that humanitarian organisations are able to operate in Aden in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	284714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK is monitoring the humanitarian impact being felt in the south of Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>Although Aden port remains operational, we are concerned by a backlog of 15,000 containers waiting to be processed. Fighting across the south of the country has also closed many major overland routes, affecting the onward delivery of commercial goods and humanitarian services.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is engaging closely with UN agencies and NGOs on the ground and continues to call on all parties to the conflict to facilitate safe and unhindered humanitarian and commercial access into and throughout Yemen, including for food and fuel, as set out by UN Security Council Resolution 2451 which was drafted by the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/09/2019 16:56:31 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss