§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British citizens are currently imprisoned without trial or without charges having been brought in the Republic of Zimbabwe; what representations he has received concerning these people; what discussions he has had with the Zimbabwe Government on this matter; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RaisonSix — including one mono British citizen, four dual British/Zimbabwe citizens, and one British subject/Zimbabwe citizen — are detained in Zimbabwe under the emergency powers regulations. Three of these have had their cases considered by a review tribunal.
Although we have no formal consular standing in the case of dual citizens, we have, in response to a number of representations, taken up all these cases as appropriate with the Zimbabwe authorities with the aim of securing releases as quickly as possible.