VIOLENCE IN YEMEN AND THE MIDDLE EAST

Early day motion 2494, tabled 17 June 2019 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 25 members.

That this House expresses its concern at the recent escalation of violence in Yemen and the surrounding region; condemns the Houthi missile strikes on Abha airport in Saudi Arabia on 13 June 2019, in which 26 civilians were wounded; notes that this came only one month after Houthi forces claimed armed drone strikes on Saudi oil pump stations; condemns the attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, also on 13 June 2019; deplores the Coalition airstrikes carried out on the same day in Sana’a; recognises the unforgivable continuation of this violence, when over 70,000 have died in the war in Yemen; and calls for all sides in Yemen to implement the Stockholm Agreement to achieve peace.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 10, Labour 8, Conservative 2, Independent 2, DUP 1, Green 1, Labour/Co-operative 1.