| Heading: |
Yemen: Military Intervention |
| Question ID: |
1804797 |
| UIN: |
HL7665 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-20 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1651 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the British airstrikes conducted in Yemen on 29 April were in support of Operation Poseidon Archer or Operation Rough Rider. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-04 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
360 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Coaker
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| Answering Member handle: |
Vernon_Coaker
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Vernon_Coaker
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
We do not comment on other nations’ military operations but can confirm that the UK airstrike on 29 April 2025 was conducted against a Houthi military target in Yemen. The action was undertaken jointly with the US to uphold the freedom of navigation. |
| Original answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |