Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of the findings of the Integrated food security phase classification analysis on Yemen, published by the UN on 15 March 2017, on the humanitarian situation and extent of food insecurity in that country.

The findings of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification analysis highlight the need to respond urgently to the food security crisis and prevent loss of life. In February, the Secretary of State issued a call to the international community to step up their response to the risk of famine in Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen. The UK has led by example, providing lifesaving nutrition support to 889,000 women and children and food or food vouchers to 462,000 people in 2016/17 so far. We are planning a significant contribution to Yemen in 2017/18.