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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-13more like thismore than 2015-07-13
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Zimbabwe: Pensions more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to use overseas superannuation funds to pay pensioners owed money by the government of Zimbabwe; and, if so, when they will do so. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Goodlad more like this
uin HL1393 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-24more like thismore than 2015-07-24
answer text <p>The legal and moral responsibility to pay pensions to former Rhodesian and Zimbabwean public servants sits with the Government of Zimbabwe. The British Government continues to remind the relevant authorities in Zimbabwe of this legal commitment. Following our most recent approach the Government of Zimbabwe wrote to us on 27 May. They explained that pension repayments remain affected by current financial constraints in Zimbabwe and the state of the wider economy. Nonetheless, at our prompting they committed to continuing to seek a solution.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-24T11:28:25.947Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-24T11:28:25.947Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Lord Goodlad more like this