Debates between Baroness D'Souza and Baroness Verma during the 2010-2015 Parliament

Wed 10th Nov 2010

Zimbabwe

Debate between Baroness D'Souza and Baroness Verma
Wednesday 10th November 2010

(14 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Verma Portrait Baroness Verma
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My Lords, I support the noble Lord in his desire for free and open elections. In the mean time, we are supporting the people of Zimbabwe through our development programmes. We are in dialogue with the inclusive Government, but, as the noble Lord knows, we are undergoing bilateral and multilateral reviews of all our programmes.

Baroness D'Souza Portrait Baroness D'Souza
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My Lords, would the Minister agree that the necessary role of the MDC in the economic recovery in Zimbabwe has been much weakened by the recent discovery of huge deposits of uranium in that country?

Baroness Verma Portrait Baroness Verma
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My Lords, rather than answer now I shall write to the noble Baroness with a fuller answer.