§ Mr. Ivan HendersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many ministerial visits have been made to Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime. [80894]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienSince the collapse of the Taliban, the following Ministers from Her Majesty's Government have visited Afghanistan (making a total of eight ministerial visits)
Prime Minister, the right hon. Tony Blair, 7 January 2002,Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, the right hon. Jack Straw, 14–15 February 2002,Secretary of State for Defence, the right hon. Geoffrey Hoon during a visit to the region from 4–7 February 2002 and from 1–4 July 2002,Minister for the Armed Forces, the right hon. Adam Ingram, 3 April 2002, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence, Dr. Lewis Moonie, 20 June 2002,Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Mike O'Brien, 12–15October 2002, Secretary of State for International Development, the right hon. Clare Short, 28–30 October 2002.