Written question asked by Keith Simpson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 March 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 March 2008. It was answered by Meg Munn (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 March 2008 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Zimbabwe: Sanctions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans there are to extend the EU travel ban and assets freeze to the families of the 130 Zimbabweans currently listed under the EU's Common Position; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: [holding answer 10 March 2008]: Family members of the 131 persons currently on the EU Common Position are not included unless they have positions within the elite of the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe in their own right. If we are made aware of information which suggests family members are either personally culpable of specific abuses or are using their position to circumvent the assets freeze under the EU Common Position, we will act on those reports and if necessary suggest those persons be targeted under the EU Common Position.

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