YEMEN PEACE PROCESS

That this House welcomes efforts to continue the peace process in Yemen with all the relevant parties engaged in the Yemen war; recognises the strong historical ties between South Yemen, Aden in particular, and the UK; welcomes the strong and current cooperation between the UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and political groups in southern Yemen; requests that development aid and help should support the population of South Yemen, in particular through the work of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; calls on the Government to facilitate an independent review of UK policy towards Yemen; recognises the need for an international political settlement that includes an immediate end to this unnecessary war; and notes that the region could be a beacon of peace and stability.