Ministerial statement on Monday, 23 June 2008, in the House of Commons, led by David Miliband.

Zimbabwe Elections

Statement on the elections in Zimbabwe.

Secondary information

Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 478 c42-55
Session: 2007-08
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: David Miliband | 478 c52 (Link to this contribution) Of all hon. and right hon. Members in the House, my hon. Friend has played a long-term role in stand...; David Miliband | 478 c52 (Link to this contribution) When I said ““the full force of international law”” earlier, I did not say it lightly but because I ...; Chris Mullin | 478 c52-3 (Link to this contribution) May I press my right hon. Friend on the suggestion that the European Union should extend travel and ...; Angus Robertson | 478 c53 (Link to this contribution) On behalf of the Scottish National party and Plaid Cymru, I thank the Foreign Secretary for advance ...; David Miliband | 478 c53 (Link to this contribution) Yes.; Baroness Hoey | 478 c52 (Link to this contribution) May I urge Her Majesty's Government to stop being quite so nice to President Mbeki of South Africa? ...; David Miliband | 478 c51-2 (Link to this contribution) Whatever the degree of frustration that the hon. Gentleman feels, I do not think that he really want...; Ann Cryer | 478 c53 (Link to this contribution) What sort of reports is my right hon. Friend getting from Zimbabwe about the—I will not say ordinary...; David Miliband | 478 c53 (Link to this contribution) I ask and inquire about the position of ordinary Zimbabweans, not least because some of them work fo...; Tony Baldry | 478 c53 (Link to this contribution) The prosecution of Charles Taylor by the United Nations special court has clearly created the preced...; Jeff Ennis | 478 c55 (Link to this contribution) I understand that it has just been announced that Morgan Tsvangirai has had to seek sanctuary in the...; David Miliband | 478 c54 (Link to this contribution) The issue at hand is the leadership of a new Government. Some of the descriptions of a Government of...; David Miliband | 478 c55 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend raises an important point, but one so important that it is better if I do not comment...; Clive Efford | 478 c54 (Link to this contribution) I take my right hon. Friend's point about the issue not even being before the UN Security Council an...; David Miliband | 478 c53-4 (Link to this contribution) I have not heard anyone say that because we might fail, we should not do that. What I have heard peo...; Lord Bellingham | 478 c54 (Link to this contribution) The Foreign Secretary said a moment ago that Zimbabwe needed broad-based Government. Could he elabor...; David Miliband | 478 c54 (Link to this contribution) The issue of EU sanctions on travel or finance, which I think is what Lord Malloch-Brown was talking...; Tobias Ellwood | 478 c55 (Link to this contribution) Will the Foreign Secretary elaborate on the Prime Minister's comment that there would be substantial...; David Miliband | 478 c55 (Link to this contribution) I am glad that the hon. Gentleman thinks that Adlai Stevenson is the way forward, rather than Mr. Kh...; Philip Hollobone | 478 c55 (Link to this contribution) In this Olympic year, is there more that can be done to embarrass the Chinese Government, who are th...; David Miliband | 478 c55 (Link to this contribution) In my experience, setting out to embarrass the Chinese Government is not the most effective way of g...; Danny Alexander | 478 c47-8 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for advance notice of his statement and we very much welcome ...; David Miliband | 478 c48 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his overall welcome for my statement. I certainly agree that...; Ann Clwyd | 478 c48-9 (Link to this contribution) As my right hon. Friend knows, there is a split in the leadership of the African National Congress i...; David Miliband | 478 c49 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend's role with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and her visit to South A...; Lord Soames of Fletching | 478 c49 (Link to this contribution) Will the Foreign Secretary tell the House to what he attributes Mr. Mbeki's pathetically inadequate ...; David Miliband | 478 c49 (Link to this contribution) In respect of the first question, I do not want to put myself into the mind of the leader of South A...; Ian McCartney | 478 c49-50 (Link to this contribution) On 26 March last year, I made a statement on Zimbabwe. During the past year, the only thing that has...; David Miliband | 478 c46-7 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman shouts out his support for the South African dock workers, and he is right to hig...; David Miliband | 478 c47 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point. Of course, it is not just him who says that Mr. Tsvangirai ...; David Miliband | 478 c45-6 (Link to this contribution) I counted 12 questions from the right hon. Gentleman, so I hope that he will forgive me if I try to ...; Tobias Ellwood | 478 c46 (Link to this contribution) Thanks to the dock workers.; David Miliband | 478 c42-4 (Link to this contribution) With your permission, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on the situation in Zimbabwe. I a...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 478 c44-5 (Link to this contribution) May I thank the Foreign Secretary for coming to the House to make that statement and say at the outs...; David Miliband | 478 c51 (Link to this contribution) Certainly, the full force of international law should be felt. The important thing is that we take o...; Gerald Howarth | 478 c51 (Link to this contribution) Many people find it morally repugnant that the international community has fiddled so ineffectively ...; David Miliband | 478 c51 (Link to this contribution) I think that we are united throughout the House on the responsibility of regional leaders. The stron...; David Miliband | 478 c50 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend raises an important point. With every week and month that goes by, as Zimbabwe descen...; Nicholas Winterton | 478 c50-1 (Link to this contribution) What happens in Zimbabwe will no doubt affect the long-term future of the whole of central southern ...; David Miliband | 478 c50 (Link to this contribution) As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said earlier, he has been in touch with President Mbeki o...; Tony Lloyd | 478 c50 (Link to this contribution) May I ask my right hon. Friend the following question? Without underestimating the difficulties, wil...; David Miliband | 478 c50 (Link to this contribution) Before I made my first statement on Zimbabwe, I read my right hon. Friend's statement of last March....; Andrew MacKay | 478 c50 (Link to this contribution) The Foreign Secretary was absolutely right to remind the House that leading Ministers in Zambia, Tan...; David Miliband | 478 c53 (Link to this contribution) The 131 people who are currently subject to a travel ban have been carefully chosen. It is right to ...; Mike Gapes | 478 c47 (Link to this contribution) The first round of the presidential election was clearly won by Morgan Tsvangirai. The Movement for ...; Viscount Hailsham | 478 c52 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman said that the full force of international law should be felt. Does that mea...; Derek Wyatt | 478 c51 (Link to this contribution) Could my right hon. Friend reassure me that there will be no shady deals when Mugabe goes, and that ...
Subjects: Elections Harassment Politics and government Violence Torture African Union Zimbabwe UN Security Council ZANU-PF Southern African Development Community Movement for Democratic Change Mugabe, Robert
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Zimbabwe Elections

Secondary information

Librarians' tools