Diane Abbott Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with (a) other government departments and (b) external organisations on the effects of UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia on the delivery of development aid.
Hansard source
(Citation: HC Deb, 26 February 2016, cW)
Justine Greening
DFID plays a key role in the UK government’s wider efforts to promote a more stable Yemen that is more able to address its humanitarian needs, working closely with other government departments to ensure that our combined diplomatic, humanitarian and military efforts make the maximum contribution to improving the situation in Yemen.
As part of this, we discuss all issues of relevance to the humanitarian response. We also meet regularly with external organisations to discuss the humanitarian situation and delivery of aid in Yemen.
This was Greening's written response to Diane Abbott's written question.
The government is just ignoring the fact that we are selling arms to Saudi Arabia so they can kill people in Yemen. It's not as if she did not have time to find a correct response.
