Question follow-through · 60677
Yemen: Houthis
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Houthi rebels in Yemen on the interests of (a) the UK and (b) UK allies.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 17 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 1 Jul 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Houthi rebels in Yemen on the interests of (a) the UK and (b) UK allies.
19 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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1 Jul 2025
Answer published
Over the last 19 months, the Houthis have conducted attacks against international commercial shipping, as well as British and American warships. This has violated the principle of freedom of navigation, further destabilised the region, and caused the peac...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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