Wednesday 21st January 2015

(9 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Morgan of Ely Portrait Baroness Morgan of Ely (Lab)
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My Lords, the implications of renewed violence in Yemen are far reaching, given that al-Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula has established the country as its base and is using Yemen as a launch pad in its efforts to destabilise Saudi Arabia. Can the Government set out what long-term support is being offered to the Yemeni authorities to help to counter the threat of al-Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula, and how that support is likely to be affected by these recent events?