§ 73. Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress in Zimbabwe on land resettlement.
§ Mr. RaisonHer Majesty's Government have pledged £30 million to help finance land resettlement projects in Zimbabwe. So far, £12.5 million of this has been committed to 30 projects now being implemented, which will accommodate some 12,500 families, many of whom are already settled.
Apart from this scheme, jointly funded by ourselves and the Zimbabwe Government, there are other resettlement schemes being financed by the Kuwait fund, the African development bank, the European Community and The Netherlands, as well as by the Zimbabwe Government themselves.