Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 23 June (HL1030), what assessment they have made of the conduct of the presidential election held in Zambia on 13 August, including reports of irregularities, restrictions on political freedoms and the arrest of opposition figures.

Further to Baroness Chapman of Darlington's Written Answers of 23 June, the UK continues to support credible and inclusive democratic processes in Zambia. Our High Commission in Lusaka has been closely monitoring developments in Zambia through the electoral period and beyond. The UK is engaging closely with key stakeholders to urge transparency and adherence to due process, including on the death of Mutotwe Kafwaya.