Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Keith Vaz (Labour), on Monday, 17 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 25 members in total.

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VIOLENCE IN YEMEN AND THE MIDDLE EAST

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.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2494 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Jim Cunningham

Paul Farrelly

Jim Shannon

Douglas Chapman

Chris Stephens

Subjects

Armed conflict Violence Middle East Peace negotiations Military intervention Unmanned air systems

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk