Houthis: Red Sea
Commons · Question 69799 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help improve the protection of cargo ships in the Red Sea from Houthi missile and drone attacks.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 4 Sep 2025
The UK Government strongly condemns the illegal and abhorrent attacks by the Houthis on merchant vessels; we are clear the Houthis must end their aggression immediately. The Department for Transport, supported by the Royal Navy's UK Maritime Trade Operati...