Written question asked by Gerald Howarth (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 June 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 June 2000. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 June 2000 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her Answer of 12th June, Official Report, 351 c442-3W, on land acquisition in Zimbabwe, for what reasons she did not list (a) the number, acreage and cost of farms acquired, (b) the person to whom the farms were transferred and (c) the acreage which remains in production; pursuant to her Answer of 12th June, Official Report, 351 c442-3W, on Zimbabwe, if she will place in the Library a copy of the (a) ODA evaluation conducted in 1988 and (b) 1993 study carried out by the Zimbabwean Comptroller and Auditor General. - Inc fact that information required would involve disproportionate cost and fact that ODA report placed in Library.

Answer: Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) pursuant to her answer of 12 June 2000, Official Report, columns 442-43W, on land acquisition in Zimbabwe, for what reasons she did not list (a) the number, acreage and cost of farms acquired, (b) the person to whom the farms were transferred and (c) the acreage which remains in production; [127092] (2) pursuant to her answer of 12 June 2000, Official Report, columns 442-43W, on Zimbabwe, if she will place in the Library a copy of the (a) ODA evaluation conducted in 1988 and (b) 1993 study carried out by the Zimbabwean Comptroller and Auditor General . [127153] Clare Short: As I have made clear, producing the information required would involve disproportionate cost. I am happy to place a copy of the 1988 ODA evaluation report in the House of Commons Library. The 1993 study on land reform was prepared by the office of the Zimbabwean Comptroller and Auditor General.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 352 c123W; 127092;127153
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Development aid Land Farms Ownership Overseas Development Administration Zimbabwe
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