Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the implications are for his policies of the recommendation by the UN Human Rights Council Group of Eminent Experts Report on Yemen that the international community should refrain from providing arms that could be used in the conflict; and if he will make a statement.

We assess all export licensing applications for Saudi Arabia and other members of the Saudi-led Coalition on a case by case basis against the Consolidated EU& National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. Our assessments take into account evidence from a wide range of sources including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office network, other government departments, international organisations, national and international media, and Non-Government Organisations. We consider reports by UN bodies as part of the process, and will look carefully at the recent report by the UN Human Rights Council Group of Eminent Experts. We keep all licensing decisions under careful review. ​