HC Deb 11 February 2004 vol 417 cc1466-7W
Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many visits the Governor of Tristan da Cunha has made to(a) Tristan da Cunha and (b) the Ascension Islands in the last five years. [154198]

Mr. Rammell

The Governor has made four visits to Tristan da Cunha since 2001, the latest of which was in January this year.

The Governor has made 14 visits to Ascension Island in the last five years.

Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many ministerial visits have been made to(a) Tristan da Cunha and (b) the Ascension Islands in the last five years. [154199]

Mr. Rammell

There have been no ministerial visits to Tristan da Cunha in the last five years. I visited Ascension Island in November 2003 and took the opportunity to meet with Island Councillors at their Chamber. Ministers also regularly transit the Island on their way to and from the Falkland Islands.