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Written question asked by Caroline Lucas (Green Party) on Thursday, 20 July 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 September 2017. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Friday, 8 September 2017 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Yemen: Military Intervention

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2017 to Question 4993, whether he has (a) requested and (b) been provided with evidence from the Saudi authorities establishing where the helicopter that fired on a boat carrying Somali civilians off the coast of Yemen on 16 March 2017 was made; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

As set out in the response to PQ 4993, the Saudi-led Coalition have their own procedures for investigations, details of which they announced on 31 January 2016. We have encouraged the Saudi-led Coalition's Joint Incidents Assessment Team to investigate this incident, considering all the evidence available and to publish their findings.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
6658
Session
2017-19
Related items
Yemen: Military Intervention
Tuesday, 18 July 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Civilians Boats Helicopters Yemen Military intervention
Link
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