Gill Furniss – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gill Furniss on 2016-10-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will review the UK’s support for the Saudi-led coalition forces operating in Yemen.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

The UK supports the Saudi Arabian-led Coalition military intervention, which came at the request of legitimate President Hadi, to deter aggression by the Houthis, and allow for the return of the legitimate Yemeni Government.

As set out in UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions 2216, the UNSC continues to support President Hadi as the legitimate authority in Yemen.