Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-05-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Saudi Arabian government on the progress of that country’s national commission to investigate violations of international humanitarian law in the conflict in Yemen.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

As announced by the Saudis on 29 February, British and other foreign advisors will provide advice to the independent committee that will assess Saudi Arabian military activity in Yemen. We are standing by to assist this activity as required.