HL Deb 20 March 2003 vol 646 c40WA
Lord Watson of Richmond

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will advise Her Majesty the Queen to withdraw the honorary knighthood conferred on President Mugabe. [HL2123]

Baroness Amos

This honour was conferred in 1994, by the previous government. Withdrawing it is not our immediate priority, although we may revisit the question in the future.

We are concentrating instead on feeding Zimbabwe's hungry and, with our EU, Commonwealth and US partners, are doing all we can to encourage the return of good governance, including respect for human rights and the rule of law.