FRENCH NATIONAL KIDNAPPED IN YEMEN

Early day motion 825, tabled 26 February 2015 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 19 members.

That this House condemns the kidnapping of Isabelle Prine and interpreter Sherine Makkaoui in Yemen and calls for their immediate release; notes that Ms Prine, a French national and World Bank consultant, was taken with Ms Makkaoui by unidentified gunmen; is deeply concerned at the political and security vacuum in Yemen, which has dramatically increased levels of violence and the danger faced by Western nationals working in that country; further notes that there is a history of kidnappings by groups linked to al- Qaeda; and urges all political parties to maintain negotiations and restore order in that country.

Signatures by party: Labour 12, Liberal Democrat 3, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.