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Written Question
Yemen: Military Intervention
Thursday 18th February 2016

Asked by: Earl of Clancarty (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether UK military personnel trained in, or dedicated to, cultural protection have been involved in liaison with Saudi Arabia regarding its intervention in Yemen.

Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

All UK Service personnel receive mandatory annual training in the Law of Armed Conflict and this includes training in cultural protection. They will also receive further training prior to their deployment.

Written Question
Yemen: Military Intervention
Thursday 18th February 2016

Asked by: Earl of Clancarty (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when British military liaison began with Saudi Arabia regarding its intervention in Yemen.

Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

The UK and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have a long history of defence co-operation and this involves an ongoing defence engagement relationship.

In addition, we have deployed a small number of military personnel serving as liaison officers in Saudi headquarters to provide insight into Saudi operations in Yemen. These liaison officers are not involved in the targeting process - whether it be selection, decision-making or directing.

The first of these liaison officers was deployed in May 2015.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 09 Nov 2015
House of Lords: Questions

"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Chesterton, for the opportunity to speak in this debate.

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 09 Nov 2015
House of Lords: Questions

"That may be slightly different, but we have tried five Questions in the past and I do not think it worked. I believe that, as it stands, we have the right system for generating questions. We should not tamper with a system unless we are confident that it can be …..."
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