Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Monday, 29 April 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 May 2002. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Thursday, 16 May 2002 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has for ministerial visits to (a) Syria, (b) Lebanon, (c) United Arab Emirates, (d) Oman and (e) Qatar.

Answer: Mr. Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has for ministerial visits to (a) Syria, (b) Lebanon, (c) United Arab Emirates, (d) Oman and (e) Qatar. [54059] Mr. Bradshaw: My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has no plans at present to visit Syria, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar or the United Arab Emirates. I have, however, visited Syria on 23 July 2001, Lebanon on 24 July 2001, Qatar on 16 October 2001 and the United Arab Emirates on 18 March 2002. I have no plans at present to re-visit them, but hope to visit Oman when I can.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 54059; 385 c807W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Ministers Syria Middle East Visits abroad Lebanon United Arab Emirates Oman Qatar
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