Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of humanitarian assistance entering Yemen through Hodeidah port in the last three years; and if she will make a statement.

The northern ports of Hodeidah and Saleef play a critical role in importing 80% of Yemen’s humanitarian and commercial supplies, including food, fuel and medicine.

The Secretary of State for International Development has been clear that all parties must allow full and unhindered access throughout Yemen, including through Hodeidah and Saleef ports. The UK is providing £205 million of aid support Yemen for the financial year 2017/8, focused on lifesaving humanitarian aid.