Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is for the BRIGHTLY consortium implementing the UK's food security programme in Yemen.

The BRIGHTLY consortium will start operating on the ground in April 2023 and has a signed agreement up until December 2026. Working with local and international NGOs, the consortium will support up to 40,000 Yemeni people a month through provision of both cash-based and livelihood programmes. These have been proven to be effective approaches to building resilience and empowering households to escape poverty.