Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his policy to support the statement of the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the meeting on Addressing Malnutrition in Yemen on 25 September that third party nations should cease the transfer of weapons if there is a clear risk of violations of international law.

We keep export licensing to all destinations under constant review, including in light of military action by the Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen. As set out in the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, the Government will not issue an export licence where we assess that the items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law.