Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the conflict in the Yemen.

The truce in the Yemen conflict expired on 2 October following the Houthis' introduction of maximalist demands in the final days of talks. The parties have not returned to full conflict but the situation is volatile. We are providing technical advice, engaging with regional actors, and maximising our Security Council penholder role to support UN-led efforts to protect progress so far and extend the truce. This would expand benefits for Yemenis and lay the ground for a peace deal. UK humanitarian support has saved and improved thousands of lives in Yemen.