Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to address the critical needs of the 3.3 million internally displaced people in Yemen.

The UK is providing a range of support to the 3.3 million people displaced in Yemen since the conflict began in 2015.

Last financial year (2018/19) we provided £11.4 million to the International Organisation for Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which included assistance to Internally Displaced People (IDPs). This comprised: primary healthcare and mental health services, legal assistance, child protection and support to survivors of gender-based violence. Since June 2017, UK aid has helped over 30,000 IDPs receive psychosocial support and provided over 24,000 with life-saving health care.

On 24 February, the Prime Minister announced that the UK would provide an additional £200 million in response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen for this financial year (2019/20). This funding will include continued support to people displaced by conflict, and brings the total UK commitment to Yemen to £770 million since the conflict began in 2015.