Defence

Situation in the Red Sea

The right hon. Gentleman asked whether the action was successful, and rightly pointed out that what we are seeing is rather more sporadic: the attacks, including on HMS Diamond and on merchant shipping, have continued, but in a much more ad hoc fashion. It is perhaps relevant that there has been no attack using multiple different weapons at the same time, which we saw, for example, on 11 January. The degrading will have had some impact on that.

An error has identified in my response to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey).

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It is perhaps relevant that there has been no attack using multiple different weapons at the same time, which we saw, for example, on 9 January.

Although it is clear that the Houthi attacks have not ended, as the shadow Defence Secretary said, there does appear to have been a difference in the cadence. The mass attacks that we saw on 11 January, for example, have not been repeated, partly because the Houthis’ ability has been degraded.

An error has identified in my response to the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders).

The correct information should have been:

The mass attacks that we saw on 9 January, for example, have not been repeated, partly because the Houthis’ ability has been degraded.