Lord Chidgey
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(13 years, 9 months ago)
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Baroness Verma
My Lords, rather than answer now I shall write to the noble Baroness with a fuller answer.
Baroness Verma
Yes, my Lords, I can confirm that all funds go through the UN or respected NGOs.
Lord Chidgey
Can my noble friend confirm that SADC has still been unable to get ZANU-PF to honour the commitments that it made in the global political agreement? Can she also reassure noble Lords that the ban on ZANU-PF Ministers travelling to the EU will remain in place and will not be lifted until those agreements are honoured—and not “honoured” by easy promises that are so readily dismissed and broken?
Baroness Verma
My noble friend can feel reassured that we will be working very closely with SADC and South Africa to ensure that the reforms we want to see in Zimbabwe are happening. On his final point: yes, of course, we will make sure.