§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Her Majesty the Queen plans to visit Fiji within the next five years. [186881]
§ Mr. MullinThere are currently no plans for HM the Queen to visit Fiji.
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§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries(a) HRH Prince Charles, (b) HRH Prince Andrew and (c) HRH Prince Edward plan to visit over the next five years. [186884]
§ Mr. MullinThe forward programmes of visits for HRH The Prince of Wales, HR# The Earl of Wessex and HRH The Duke of York are not finalised this far in advance. In line with all royal visits, advance announcements are not usually made for security reasons.
§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many official visits overseas HRH Prince Charles has paid over the past five years. [186885]
§ Mr. MullinHRH The Prince of Wales has made 43 official visits and one royal visit to a realm in the last five years.
§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many visits the Royal Family has paid abroad over the past five years. [186891]
§ Mr. MullinThe Royal Family has made 175 visits overseas at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Her Majesty the Queen has visited New Zealand within the past five years. [186892]
§ Mr. MullinHer Majesty the Queen visited New Zealand in February 2002.
§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the last royal visit to Singapore took place. [186894]
§ Mr. MullinHRH The Duke and HRH The Duchess of Gloucester visited Singapore in 2002 to promote bilateral relations and commercial interests. HRH The Duke of York visited in 2001 to support commercial and public diplomacy interests.
§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Royal Family plans to visit Australia within the next five years. [186896]
§ Mr. MullinThe forward programme of visits to Australia has not been finalised. In line with all royal visits, advance announcements are not made for security reasons.
§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when(a) Her Majesty the Queen and (b) the royal family last visited Australia. [186897]
§ Mr. MullinHM The Queen accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh last visited Australia in February 2002. Other members of the royal family visited Australia on the following dates:
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- HRH The Duke of Edinburgh—April 1998
- HRH The Prince of Wales—January, 1994
- HRH The Earl of Wessex—November 2002
- HRH The Princess Royal—June and September 2000 and October 2003
- HRH The Duke of Gloucester—May 1993
- HRH The Duchess of Gloucester—January 2004.
§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether a member of the Royal Family has visited the Falkland Islands over the past five years. [186898]
§ Mr. MullinHRH The Duke of York visited in 2002 to mark the 20th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands. HRH Princess Alexandra visited the Falkland Islands in 2000 in her capacity as Patron on the UK Falkland Islands Trust.
§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many times in 2004 Her Majesty the Queen has visited countries of which she is Head of State. [186899]
§ Mr. MullinHM The Queen has not visited any countries in 2004 of which she is the Head of State.
§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many countries Her Majesty the Queen has visited in an official capacity in 2004. [186900]
§ Mr. MullinHM The Queen made a State Visit to France from 5-7 April to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Entente Cordiale of 1904. HM The Queen, with other Members o# The Royal Family also attended the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy landings on 6 June.
It was announced by Buckingham Palace on 19 July that, at the invitation of President Horst Kohler, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will pay a State Visit to Germany from 2 to 4 November.
Beyond that the forward programme of State or Official visits by The Queen has not been finalised.
§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether a member of the Royal Family plans to make a state visit to Canada within the next five years. [186903]
§ Mr. MullinSecurity reasons preclude announcements of visits to Canada by Members of The Royal Family this far ahead.
§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether a member of the Royal Family has paid a state visit to Canada since 1999. [186904]
§ Mr. MullinVisits by Members o# The Royal Family to Realms are classified as Royal Visits, not State or official visits. Our records show that visits to Canada by members of The Royal Family since 1999 have included the following:
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- 2002 The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh
- 2001 The Duke of Edinburgh
- 2004 The Duke of Edinburgh
- 2001 The Prince of Wales
- 1999 The Duke of York
- 2000 The Duke of York
- 2003 The Duke of York
- 2000 The Earl of Wessex
- 2001 The Earl of Wessex
- 2002 The Earl of Wessex
- 2003 The Earl of Wessex
- 1999 The Princess Royal
- 2003 The Princess Royal
- 2004 The Princess Royal
- 1999 The Duke of Kent
- 2001 The Duke of Kent
- 2001 The Duke of Kent
- 2002 Prince Michael of Kent