§ Lord Blakerasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on 28 February (WA 133), what is the purpose of the Commonwealth team which is being sent to Zimbabwe to report back to the meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on 19 and 20 March; and what are its terms of reference. [HL1057]
§ Baroness Ramsay of CartvaleThe Commonwealth Secretariat is considering the terms of reference for the team. The Foreign Secretary has urged the Commonwealth Secretary General to broaden the team's mandate from land reform to include wider areas of international concern.