Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the government of Ghana to ensure that the elections taking place next month in that country are conducted in a free and fair manner.

​The UK has been vocal in stressing the importance of free, fair, credible and transparent elections with key stakeholders in Ghana, including all major candidates, parties and election management bodies. I met the Electoral Commissioner on 2 November in London. The High Commissioner in Accra will be following the elections closely with other diplomatic missions on the ground and Electoral Observer Missions from the EU, African Union, Economic Community of West African States, and the international community.