Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve the humanitarian situation in Yemen.

The UK is a leading humanitarian donor in Yemen, contributing over £1 billion in aid since the conflict began. The UK is spending £87 million in aid in Yemen this financial year, which feeds around 240,000 of the most vulnerable Yemenis every month, supports 400 healthcare clinics and provides clean water for 1.6 million people. A negotiated political settlement is the only way to bring long-term stability to Yemen and end the humanitarian suffering. The UK supports fully the efforts of the UN Special Envoy and urges the parties to engage constructively with UN-led efforts towards peace.