Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help children at risk of starvation in Yemen.

The UK recently announced £170 million in support to Yemen for the financial year 2018/19, which will meet immediate food needs for 2.5 million Yemenis, including children at risk of starvation. Last financial year, we provided £60 million to the World Food Programme to provide millions of people with food, as well as £25 million to UNICEF, which included support to treat children with severe acute malnutrition. We also provided £24 million to our NGO partners through our Yemen Multisector Humanitarian Response Programme, which included support to tackle food insecurity and malnutrition.

The UK has also taken a leading role in calling on all parties to allow unhindered humanitarian and commercial access across the country, including for vital food and fuel.