Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 60677
Yemen: Houthis
Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025
Question
Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative — Mid Leicestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Houthi rebels in Yemen on the interests of (a) the UK and (b) UK allies.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerOver the last 19 months, the Houthis have conducted attacks against international commercial shipping, as well as British and American warships. This has violated the principle of freedom of navigation, further destabilised the region, and caused the peac...
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