Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Houthis extending attacks on shipping to the wider Indian Ocean.

The UK is using the full range of diplomatic, economic and military tools at our disposal to pressure the Houthis to stop their reckless and indiscriminate attacks on international shipping and degrade their capabilities. We urge them and those who enable them to cease their attacks and avoid any further escalations, including in the Indian Ocean.

We and our allies continue to condemn the Houthi's attacks. We will continue to stand up for freedom of navigation.