Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she had with the US administration on Saudi Arabia’s combat actions in Yemen.

UK Ministers and officials have regular dialogue with the US administration on Yemen, including during monthly briefings at the UN Security Council, to encourage progress towards a political solution to the conflict. On 26 January, I [Minister Cleverly] discussed the recent military escalation and our ongoing support for UN-led peace efforts with US Special Envoy Tim Lenderking.