§ The Earl of Sandwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
What provision was made for farmworkers under the latest offer of land reform and compensation made through the United Nations and rejected by the Zimbabwean Government. [HL2873]
§ Baroness AmosThe 1998 land conference, convened by the Government of Zimbabwe and attended by donors, international organisations and local civil society, agreed and laid down some principles about the need for fair, transparent and pro-poor land reform. These were agreed by all the participants, including the Government of Zimbabwe, and I will place details in the Library of the House. Following the conference, the Government of Zimbabwe's land reform programme has not been consistent with the agreed principles. The delivery of possible assistance to farmworkers through government-led land reform has not therefore been addressed.