Written questions

Zimbabwe: Commonwealth

Commons · Question 109061 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 2 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to question 57617 on Zimbabwe: Commonwealth, what recent steps she has taken to support a further Commonwealth assessment mission.

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 2 Feb 2026

The timing of any Commonwealth assessment mission is for the Secretary General and the Government of Zimbabwe to agree. Given the time passed since their last reports, we would welcome a Commonwealth assessment mission returning to Zimbabwe to follow up o...