§ The Earl of Sandwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 16 November (WA 41), what assurances Pakistan gave to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group in New York on 15 September; and what further measures or sanctions are now proposed. [HL186]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalAt the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on 15 September, Pakistan's Foreign Minister gave imprecise and ambiguous assurances about Pakistan's timetable for provincial and national elections.
Should Pakistan fail to announce a date for elections before CMAG's meeting in September 2001, we would expect that the group will be forced to consider further possible measures against Pakistan, including a recommendation to the Brisbane Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in October 2001, that Pakistan be suspended from the Commonwealth.