§ Mr. VazTo 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. BradshawMy 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.