§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the numbers of(a) children and (b) dependants of Zimbabwean (i) police. (ii) military personnel, (iii) civil servants, (iv) judges and (v) Government Ministers who are being educated in (A) schools, (B) colleges and (C) universities in the United Kingdom. [160728]
§ Mr. MullinWe have made no such assessment.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with Amnesty International on prison conditions in Zimbabwe. [160734]
§ Mr. MullinWe are in regular contact with a number of human rights organisations operating in Zimbabwe who are monitoring the situation on the ground. Our embassy in Harare and officials in London regularly receive reports from Amnesty International about the level of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether(a) Mr. Henry Doha, (b) Lieutenant. General Solomon Mujuri and (c) Mr. Joseph Mwale are on the EU list of Zimbabweans who are banned from travelling to member states of the European Union. [160735]
§ Mr. MullinRetired General Solomon Mujuru is on the EU's list as he is a ZANU (PF) Politburo Senior Committee Member. Mr. Henry Doha, a Zimbabwean police officer, is not on the list although he was removed from the UN's mission to Kosovo following protests over his presence there by UN member states, including the UK. Mr. Joseph Mwale, a member of the War Veterans' Association, is not on the list: Mr. Jabulani Sibanda, the Chair of the Association, is on the list.
1797WThe EU renewed and extended its targeted measures on Zimbabwe on 19 February 2004. An additional 16 names were added to those caught by the travel ban and assets freeze. The list targets the top members of ZAN U (PF) and the Zimbabwean Government.