Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the UK will take to ensure food aid reaches people who need it in Yemen.

The UK is playing a leading role in combating hunger in Yemen through our £170 million in aid this financial year.

We channel UK funds through UN agencies and international NGOs with a strong record of delivering and monitoring assistance. These organisations do everything they can under the most difficult circumstances to negotiate access including in areas of active conflict so that aid does get to those who need it most.

Through the World Food Programme this year the UK is providing cash and vouchers to feed the equivalent of 4 million people for a month. In addition to regular reporting and monitoring of conditions on the ground, the UK and our partners independently monitor our aid programmes, providing third party verification of delivery.