HC Deb 24 February 1997 vol 291 cc57-8W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the dates; and names of Ministers, and the names and function of officials who have visited Qatar in the last three years. [16919]

Mr. Hanley

I visited Qatar on 16–17 October 1996. Other Ministers who have made visits to Qatar in the last three years are:

  • 1994
  • 29–30 May: My right hon. and learned Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
  • 1995
  • 20–21 March: My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, then Minister of State for Defence Procurement.
  • 9–11 September: My hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement.
  • 1996
  • 17–20 May: My right hon. and noble Friend the Minister for Energy
  • 14–15 June: My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Defence Procurement.
  • 27–28 October: My right hon., Friend the Secretary of State for Defence.
  • 17 November: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence.
  • —1997
  • 14–16 February: My hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement.

There have been numerous contacts and visits by officials to Qatar over this period. We have an embassy in Doha, and that naturally necessitates many official movements.

Back to