§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the terms of reference, composition and method of operation of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group, established under the Millbrook Commonwealth Action Programme, on the Harare Commonwealth Declaration has been agreed and, if so, whether they will be made publicly available.
§ Baroness Chalker of Wallasey:The members of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the Harare Declaration for the next two years are South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana, New Zealand, Canada, Malaysia, Jamaica and the United Kingdom. The group has not yet decided on the date for its first meeting. In New Zealand, Heads of Government agreed to establish the group to deal with serious or persistent violations of the principles of the Harare Commonwealth Declaration. It will be the group's task to assess the nature of the infringement and recommend measures for collective Commonwealth action aimed at the speedy restoration of democracy and constitutional rule.
§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will ensure that Ministers appointed to the newly established Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group are members of governments which respect fundamental human rights, the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, so that all members of the group are manifestly qualified to deal impartially and effectively with violations of the principles contained in the Harare Commonwealth Declaration of 1991.
§ Baroness Chalker of Wallasey:Heads of Government unanimously agreed the membership of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group at the 62WA Commonwealth Conference in New Zealand. Heads of Government will review the group's terms of reference and operation every two years. All Commonwealth member states have endorsed the Harare Declaration in its entirety.