Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to the government of Yemen.

From 2012 to 2015, DFID is providing £196 million to Yemen to address urgent humanitarian needs; build communities’ resilience and deliver basic services; and support the political transition and economic reform to increase citizens’ confidence in government and lay the groundwork for longer-term stability and development. None of DFID’s funding is channelled directly through the Government of Yemen’s systems.

Since 2012, DFID has provided emergency and early recovery assistance to over 850,000 Yemenis; emergency food assistance to over 600,000; reached over 1 million through our nutrition programmes; and helped over 150,000 have better access to finance.