Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of direct aid for Yemen committed in the current financial year has been used to help with the clearing of UK-produced cluster munitions.

DFID is contributing £112 million to the crisis in Yemen this financial year, none of which is used to help with the clearing of cluster munitions. The majority of this funding is used to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance, such as food, clean water, medical supplies and emergency shelter.

Through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, the UK is contributing £700,000 for 2016/17 to support the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to clear mines and explosives in Yemen, including cluster munitions.