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Tuesday 17th January 2012 Commons Chamber

[Several hon. Members]

rose—

[Mr Speaker]

In view of the huge interest, brevity is vital.

[Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con)]

T9. What progress is being made on the forthcoming constitutional referendum in Zimbabwe, which will be a prerequisite for free and fair elections in a country that has had more than its fair share of violence and intimidation in elections in the past.

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[Several hon. Members]

rose—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I apologise to any Members who may be disappointed, but the appetite for questioning the Foreign Secretary and his colleagues is invariably insatiable.

[Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)]

Unassuaged.

[Mr Speaker]

And unassuaged, as the hon. Gentleman helpfully points out from a sedentary position.