§ 23. Mr. FallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his policy towards Zimbabwe. [15446]
§ Mr. BradshawWe urge the Government of Zimbabwe to honour the commitments they made in Abuja on 6 September; to end violence and intimidation; to permit freedom of expression; to restore the rule of law to land reform. With the Commonwealth, Southern African Development Community and EU partners, we share the same ultimate objective: a stable, prosperous and democratic Zimbabwe.
§ 24. Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last met the Secretary General of the Commonwealth to discuss the situation in Zimbabwe. [15447]
§ Mr. BradshawMy right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary met the Commonwealth Secretary General in Abuja on 6 September. My noble Friend, Baroness Amos, accompanied the Commonwealth Secretary General to Zimbabwe during the Commonwealth Committee visit on 25–27 October.