YEMEN

Early day motion 585, tabled 13 January 2010 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 17 members.

That this House welcomes the conference to be held on 27 January 2010 on Yemen and the increased funding being provided to Yemen by the Government; believes that the Conference will help towards tackling the growing security threats within the country; is concerned, however, to note the suggested diversion of Yemenia flights from Sana'a to London, causing huge inconvenience to passengers who must disembark to be security-checked in either Paris or Cairo; notes that this course of action isolates Yemen and urges the Government to send technical assistance to Sana'a so that passengers can have rigorous security scanning before boarding flights; welcomes the visit of the German Foreign Minister to Yemen; and calls on the Government to follow this example and to send a Minister to visit Yemen to discuss security issues in the region in light of the British hostage held captive and growing terrorist activities in the region.

Signatures by party: Labour 14, Independent 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Plaid Cymru 1.