Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

893010

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
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 recent discussions she has had with her Saudi counterpart on the pledge of the Saudi Government in January 2018 to donate $1.5 billion to humanitarian agencies in Yemen in coordination with the UN.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	139051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>The Saudi-led Coalition’s Yemen Comprehensive Humanitarian Operations Plan, announced on 23 January, included a commitment to provide $1.5 billion of new donations to the 2018 UN Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan, costed at $2.96 billion. Following this announcement, UK Ministers – including the Prime Minister – encouraged Coalition counterparts to disburse this funding quickly. At the Yemen High Level Pledging Event held on 3 April, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait pledged $500 million, $500 million and $250 million respectively to the UN, totalling $1.25 billion. So far, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have disbursed $930 million to the UN Appeal. The UK will continue to encourage members of the Coalition and other donors to fully and quickly disburse the funds they have pledged to the UN Appeal.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/05/2018 13:50:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

882610

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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 the Government is taking to strengthen the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	135672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK is providing £1.3 million this financial year to the UN’s Verification and Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM) to facilitate commercial shipping and assure the Coalition that weapons are not coming into Yemen on large commercial ships docking at the large Red Sea ports. We have also deployed UK maritime experts to Djibouti to further boost the inspections process, helping increase the proportion of ships physically inspected almost ten-fold (from 8% to 77%).</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/04/2018 09:32:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

873767

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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 recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the delivery and distribution of aid, including food, to Yemen through the ports in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	134881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Yemen relies on imports to meet 90% of its basic needs like food and fuel. Humanitarian aid provides only 5-15% of the total need: commercial imports supply the rest.</p><p> </p><p>The effectiveness of the delivery of both commercial and humanitarian goods through Yemeni ports remains significantly below the level needed. In March, only 45% of the estimated monthly food needs and 51% of the monthly fuel needs have been met through imports via all sea ports.</p><p> </p><p>One way we are supporting commercial imports into Red Sea ports is through our support to the UN Verification Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM). We are providing £1.3 million to UNVIM this financial year (2017/18) and have provided UK experts on the ground in Djibouti. This extra capacity has enabled UNVIM to increase its physical inspections of commercial ships fivefold. This provides assurances to the Saudi-led Coalition that shipments are legitimate and not a threat to their national security.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/04/2018 14:44:00 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

852599

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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 recent estimate she has made of the proportion of humanitarian assistance entering Yemen through Hodeidah port in the last three years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	130595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The northern ports of Hodeidah and Saleef play a critical role in importing 80% of Yemen’s humanitarian and commercial supplies, including food, fuel and medicine.</p><p>The Secretary of State for International Development has been clear that all parties must allow full and unhindered access throughout Yemen, including through Hodeidah and Saleef ports. The UK is providing £205 million of aid support Yemen for the financial year 2017/8, focused on lifesaving humanitarian aid.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/03/2018 12:35:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

838926

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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 the Government is taking to help ensure access for humanitarian aid to Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
uin	127488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister set out in her November visit to Riyadh, the UK continues to call for complete and unhindered access for commercial and humanitarian imports of food, fuel and medical supplies particularly through the ports of Hodeidah and Saleef. Following the Secretary of State’s visit to Riyadh in December we were pleased to see the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia lift all access restrictions. To encourage commercial imports which provide over 80% of Yemen’s food and fuel, we are providing £1.3 million to the UN’s Verification and Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM) this financial year (2017/18) and have provided UK experts on the ground in Djibouti to increase the number of UNVIM inspections of commercial vessels entering Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to play a leading role in the humanitarian response and efforts to find a political solution to the conflict in Yemen. Our funding of £205 million to Yemen for 2017/18 makes us the third-largest humanitarian donor to Yemen overall, and the second-largest to the UN Humanitarian Appeal.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/02/2018 13:45:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

823167

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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 recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the coordination of emergency relief across Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	122850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development engages in regular discussions on Yemen with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Ministry of Defence, including through Cabinet-level meetings. There is also regular and close coordination at official level. The UK coordinates its emergency relief efforts through the UN, which allocates resources according to needs. From April 2017 to 17 January 2018, the UK has disbursed over £160 million through the UN’s Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan, in addition to £11.5 million to the Yemen Social Fund for Development, a national development organisation focused on poverty-reduction across the country.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/01/2018 17:50:17 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

676078

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
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 her policy is on the humanitarian surge in Yemen proposed by the US Permanent Representative to the UN, Samantha Power, at the UN Security Council session on 31 October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	61035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>Given the scale of humanitarian needs in Yemen, the UK Government agrees that a humanitarian surge is urgently required. In September 2016, the Secretary of State for International Development chaired a high level international event on Yemen. At the event, donors pledged over $100 million in new funding, and UN agencies made specific commitments to scale up their response, including by deploying more senior and experienced leaders and staff across the country.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/01/2017 13:23:53 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

453333

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
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 the Government is taking to encourage increased international donor support for Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	27272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK is the fourth largest donor to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and has more than doubled its humanitarian support over the last year to £85 million for 2015/16. We have so far helped more than 1.3 million Yemenis with medical supplies, food, water, and emergency shelter.</p><p>We continue to call on other donors to step up. In July 2015 the Foreign and Development Secretaries wrote to international donors to raise the profile of Yemen’s humanitarian crisis and encourage more funding to the response. In September, the Development Secretary co-hosted a meeting on Yemen’s humanitarian crisis at the UN General Assembly, at which donors (including the UK) pledged an additional £85 million.</p><p>We will continue to encourage donors to give generously to the newly launched UN humanitarian appeal for 2016.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/02/2016 13:36:39 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz