HC Deb 02 July 2002 vol 388 cc253-4W
Mrs. Spelman

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of NEPAD in bringing good government to Zimbabwe. [66220]

Clare Short

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 15 May 2002, Official Report, column 692W.

Ann Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what part the Crown Agents played in the(a) procurement and (b) supply of the Land—Rover Defender vehicles supplied to the Zimbabwean police as part of a DfID—funded project. [65214]

Clare Short

I suspended this project in May 2000 as it was no longer appropriate given the turbulent political situation and clear evidence of misuse of the vehicles for political ends. The Government of Zimbabwe placed the procurement contract directly with Land Rover Exports Ltd. The Crown Agents were not involved in the contract, but administered the grant account on behalf of the Zimbabwe Government.