§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action is being taken to ensure that financial markets beyond those of the EU and Switzerland are off-limits to those members of the ZANU-PF whose assets are frozen.[72300]
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§ Mr. MacshaneArticle 6 of the EU Common Position of 18 February, which imposed an assets freeze on senior members of the Mugabe regime, made clear that the EU "shall encourage third States to adopt restrictive measures similar to those contained in this Common Position".
The EU Accession States, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland have followed the EU's lead. The Government has made private representations to a number of countries to adopt similar measures. These efforts are on-going.