Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the arrest of the Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Martha Chizuma, on 6 December 2022 on progress on tackling corruption in Malawi.

The UK strongly endorses the President of Malawi's demonstrable commitment to fight corruption in Malawi. The UK provides technical assistance to Malawian law enforcement agencies, such as the Anti-Corruption Bureau, to help increase their capacity to pursue cases linked to serious corruption. We note and welcome the rapid response of Malawian institutions to respond to the arrest of the Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Martha Chizuma.