§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of the countries hoping to join the European Union in the near future he has visited in his capacity as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. [131273]
§ Mr. MacShaneMy right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has visited seven of the acceding member states and candidate countries: Poland (October 2001), Hungary, Romania and Slovakia (July 2002), the Czech Republic (November 2002), Slovenia (December 2002) and Turkey (October 2001 and December 2002).