Shipping: Houthis
Commons · Question 22314 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Juliet Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with international allies to help safeguard shipping and international trade transiting through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 10 Sep 2026
We condemn Houthi attacks on shipping in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and on regional countries. The UK is working with international allies to safeguard shipping and international trade transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Through the UK led Yemen Maritime S...