§ Lord Reaasked Her Majesty's Government:
At the high level meeting on Cameroon to be hosted by the Commonwealth on 29 October, they will press the Cameroon Government to take steps to improve the fairness and transparency of their parliamentary and presidential electoral process; and [HL5133]
Whether, at the high level meeting on Cameroon to be hosted by the Commonwealth on 29 October, they will insist that the registration of voters is full, fair and transparent; and [HL5134]
At the high level meeting on Cameroon to be hosted by the Commonwealth on 29 October, they will insist that there are safeguards to ensure the neutrality and independence of officials involved in the administration of elections; and [HL5135]
At the high level meeting on Cameroon to be hosted by the Commonwealth on 29 October, they will insist that the independence of members of the National Elections Observatory is protected; and [HL5136]
At the high level meeting on Cameroon to be hosted by the Commonwealth on 29 October, they will consider making economic assistance to Cameroon conditional on improvements in the electoral process. [HL5137]
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)We are working closely with Commonwealth and other partners in assisting the Cameroon Government to achieve their commitments to reform in all the areas mentioned. At the 31 October Conference, the UK, in common with other donors, made clear its readiness to provide support, in particular for electoral reform and prisons.