Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they made to the government of the United States about (1) the designation of the Houthi movement as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation by that government, and (2) the humanitarian implications of such a designation.
We are deeply concerned by assessments from the UN and NGOs that the US Administration's decision to designate the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation is likely to disrupt the humanitarian response and stop vital food supplies getting in to Yemen. We have already engaged with the US to urge them to ensure that the vital humanitarian response, including food supplies, is not disrupted and will be raising this urgently with the new administration.