Written questions

Zimbabwe: Commonwealth

Commons · Question 5303 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress she has taken to assist Zimbabwe's return to the Commonwealth; and for what reason her Department vetoed the proposal that Zimbabwe should return at the

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 8 Jun 2026

As I stated in my response of 2 February in response to the Rt Hon Member's Question 109061, the UK would welcome a Commonwealth assessment mission returning to Zimbabwe in due course to follow up on its recommendations from its last visit and the subsequ...