§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what visits officials from his Department plan to make to Western Sahara. [144515]
§ Mr. Hain[holding answer 8 January 2001]: UK officials visit Western Sahara three or four times a year. The most recent was in early December. No dates have yet been fixed for the next visit, but we expect it to be some time in the first quarter of 2001.