Who was the Minister responsible for this part of the world until the recent government reshuffle? Hugo Swire.
The reason this is important is explained at the end of the quote: there are attempts to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia and if it were shown that they are using British-made cluster bombs in Yemen, this would hugely increase the possibility of this happening.
Tobias Ellwood, a minister at the Foreign Office, last night issued ‘corrections’ to six statements to Parliament about the use of British-made cluster bombs by Saudi forces in Yemen. …
… Ministers have repeatedly misled Parliament about the use of British-made cluster bombs by Saudi Arabian forces in Yemen, the Foreign Office admitted last night.
In an unprecedented move, Tobias Ellwood, a minister at the department, issued ‘corrections’ to six statements on the Yemen crisis dating back almost six months.
MPs and campaigners have been pressing the Government over the use by Saudi Arabia of British weapons and expertise in its bloody incursion in neighbouring Yemen.
In statements dating back to February, ministers have said that ‘we have assessed that there has not been a breach of international humanitarian law by the coalition’.
But yesterday Mr Ellwood admitted that they should have said ‘we have been unable to assess that there has been a breach of international humanitarian law by the Saudi-led coalition’.
The written answer also said it was not for the UK Government to assess the Saudi bombing operation.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said it was an outrage that it had been slipped out on the final day of the parliamentary sitting along with a torrent of other bad news. …
…The Government is facing a court case that it should ban all arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The European Parliament has also voted overwhelmingly for an arms embargo on the Saudis while the conflict with Yemen continues.”
East Devon Watch 
Let’s hope that Parliament or an appropriate Select Committee takes these 6 allegations of “misleading parliament” seriously and holds Hugo to account.
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