Written questions

Zimbabwe: Farmers

Commons · Question 57616 · Tabled 5 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the recent decision by the Zimbabwean government to pay compensation to farmers whose land was c

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 23 Jun 2025

We welcome Zimbabwe's recent payments to farmers whose land was confiscated. We understand that 379 farmers covered by the 2020 Global Compensation Deed, which includes some British nationals, have been compensated. There have also been initial payments t...