Yemen Debate

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Flick Drummond

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Wed 19th Oct 2016
House of Commons
Tuesday 18th October 2016

(8 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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I do agree with the hon. Gentleman, and I commend him for the work that he and his Committees are doing. We look forward to seeing the report when it is finally published, but I think that the Government will note his comments very carefully.

Flick Drummond Portrait Mrs Flick Drummond (Portsmouth South) (Con)
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Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that the United States Congress recently passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, which is aimed at the Saudis? Does he think that that is why the Saudis are starting to scale back some of their attacks?

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My fellow Yemeni—by birth—is right. I think that the pressure in the United States Congress, to which I shall allude later, is making a difference, especially given recent events. I think that it takes more than the United Kingdom to do this and that Congress has a very important role.

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