Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 3 July 2007.
Meg Munn
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
2:30,
3 July 2007
I entirely agree with the sentiments expressed by my hon. Friend. We believe that the lifting of the ban on party political activities will be an important step towards creating the right conditions, and we stand ready to offer practical assistance. We await the findings of the United Nations Development Programme's assessment of the extent of the assistance required to pave the way for free and fair elections.