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790396

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Sanctions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 November (HL Deb, col 2028) that Robert Mugabe’s “followers were looting and plundering that richly endowed country”, and in the light of sanctions having previously been imposed on Robert and Grace Mugabe, why financial sanctions have not been imposed on other persons involved or connected with the Mugabe regime.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL3306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>EU sanctions were imposed on others in the Mugabe regime in the past, but successively lifted over the years, except for Mugabe, his wife and Zimbabwe Defence Industries. There are suspended sanctions on five security chiefs.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/11/2017 12:19:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

790409

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Commonwealth
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possibility of Zimbabwe's return to the Commonwealth, and of the steps necessary to secure this.
	tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
	uin	HL3319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Zimbabwe will need to demonstrate commitment to free and fair elections, the rule of law and independence of the judiciary, as per the Commonwealth's admission criteria. Their eventual readmittance to the Commonwealth will be a matter for all Commonwealth members to decide following a formal approach by Zimbabwe to the Commonwealth Secretariat.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/11/2017 12:21:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

790413

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Sudan: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, with reference to the commitment in a letter to the APPG on Sudan and South Sudan by the Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Rory Stewart MP, dated 23 August to “support Sudan to achieve sustainable peace, an improved human rights situation and political reform”, how they define “political reform”; and what steps they propose to take to promote such reform.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
	uin	HL3323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Our priorities for political reform in Sudan include improving civil and political freedoms, opening space for freedoms of religion or belief, tackling sexual and gender-based violence, and increasing respect for the rule of law and international humanitarian law. We will support steps towards a free, fair, and credible election in 2020, including greater freedom of assembly and organisation for political parties, and increased media freedoms. <br>We will continue to engage with the Government of Sudan at all levels, including through the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue, to promote these objectives.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/11/2017 12:18:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

790416

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Sudan: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, with reference to the letter from the Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Rory Stewart MP, to the APPG on Sudan and South Sudan dated 23 August, whether they will publish the high level objectives document with agreed action points that they have developed with the government of Sudan; and what assessment they have made of progress made against these objectives.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
	uin	HL3326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The British Government has no plans to publish the high level objectives document developed with the Government of Sudan. We will continue to monitor progress against the objectives and agreed action points, and most recently discussed them with the Government of Sudan at the fourth session of the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue on 16 October. <br>A communiqué outlining the progress made is now available on the UK Government's website.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/11/2017 12:18:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

790414

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Sudan: Peace Negotiations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, with reference to the letter from the Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Rory Stewart MP, to the APPG on Sudan and South Sudan dated 23 August, how they propose to “press for a genuine, inclusive and transparent National Dialogue process in Sudan”, given that the provision in the Road Map Agreement to hold a preparatory meeting with the opposition to discuss how to make the National Dialogue was not taken forward and that President Bashir proceeded to close the National Dialogue in October 2016.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
	uin	HL3324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>We have welcomed the government of Sudan's stated readiness to keep the National Dialogue process open for other groups to join, after October 2016. The UK has continued to call for a National Dialogue that is inclusive, genuine, and Sudanese-led, and has encouraged all sides to engage constructively to that end</p><p>We have also supported the efforts of the chair of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) and the chief mediator of the Road Map, President Thabo Mbeki, to convince the government of Sudan to proceed with the National Dialogue in an inclusive way, and to convince the opposition to resume their participation constructively, in keeping with the spirit of the Agreement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/11/2017 12:16:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

790415

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Sudan: Peace Negotiations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to invite the Sudan Call opposition alliance to visit the UK to discuss the peace process; whether UK engagement with opposition forces in Sudan is limited to those parties based in Khartoum; and what is their level of structured discussion with Sudan Call in comparison to that held with the government of Sudan.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
	uin	HL3325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The British Government has no plans to invite the Sudan Call alliance to visit the UK. We have continued to promote and encourage conflict resolution and dialogue through our role in the Troika, engaging regularly with both the government of Sudan and with opposition groups from across the country. <br>We continue to give financial and political support to the African Union High Level Implementation Plan to mediate ongoing peace talks, and welcomed the signing of the Roadmap Agreement by the Government of Sudan and the Sudan Call alliance. Most recently, the UK Special Representative to Sudan, with his Troika counterparts, met with representatives of Sudan Call during a visit to Khartoum on 7 to 8 November.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/11/2017 12:17:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

790399

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Robert Mugabe
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make representations at the UN to have Robert Mugabe brought before the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and the killing of 20,000 of the Matabele people in Zimbabwe.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL3309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The United Nations Security Council can refer situations, not individuals, to the International Criminal Court Prosecutor for investigation. Any decision to refer to the International Criminal Court must be made on the basis of what will be the most effective means to bring perpetrators of atrocities and those who have assisted them to account.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/11/2017 12:20:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

790400

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Robert Mugabe
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, in conjunction with international partners, to support efforts to recover the billions reportedly stolen by Robert Mugabe over the last 36 years as President of Zimbabwe.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL3310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The British Government has not been asked to help recover any assets from former President Robert Mugabe.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/11/2017 12:20:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra