§ Mrs. SpelmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department has had with(a) the MDC and (b) the UN over investigations by the UN Commission on Human Rights of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe.[76905]
§ Mr. MacshaneFCO Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and other opposition and civil society groups, on developments in Zimbabwe. The UK supported the EU's draft resolution on Zimbabwe at the UN Commission on Human Rights in April this year in Geneva. Officials have regular contact with UN officials at all levels.