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1698193

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Official Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many foreign officials have been granted special mission status to visit the UK in each year since 2011; and if he will list the (a) names and (b) country of origin of those officials.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	20082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>As set out in 2013 by the former Foreign Secretary William Hague, a special mission is a 'temporary mission, representing a state, which is sent by one state to another with the consent of the latter, in order to carry out official engagements on behalf of the sending state'. Since starting to issue special mission status (SMS) certificates in 2013, the FCDO has given consent for 57 special mission status visits to the UK for the following officials and their delegations:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>· Maj. Gen. (res) Amos Yadlin, Former Chief of Military Intelligence DMI; Deputy Commander of Air Force</p><p>· Maj. Gen. (res) Doron Almog Senior Adviser on Beduoin Issues <strong>(cancelled)</strong></p><p>· Lt. Gen. Benjamin Gantz, Chief of Defence Staff, Israeli Defence Forces (IDF)</p><p>· Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of International Affairs, Strategy and Intelligence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>· Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud Abdul Nasr, Minister of Education <strong>(cancelled)</strong></p><p>· Mr Mounir Faqhry Abdel Noor, Minister for Foreign Trade and Investment</p><p>· Ambassador Yasser Atef, Deputy Assistant Minister for European Affairs</p><p>· Dr Sherif Mohamed Ali Hammad, Minister of Scientific Research</p><p>· Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Hegazy, Chief of Staff of Egyptian Armed Forces</p><p>· Mr Sameh Shoukry, Minister for Foreign Affairs</p><p>· Dr Mahamoud Aboel Nasr, Minister of Education</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>· Ms Tzipi Livni, Minister for Justice</p><p>· Ms Tzipi Livni, Minister for Justice</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Iran</p></td><td><p>· Mr Ebrahim Rahimpour, Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Oceania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>· Dr Mahmoud Abdoul Nasr, Minister of Education</p><p>· Mr Ashraf Salman, Minister of Investment</p><p>· Mr Ashraf Salman, Minister of Investment</p><p>· Dr Hany Kadry Demain, Minister of Finance</p><p>· Prof. Dr SHerif Hammad, Minister of Scientific Research</p><p>· Sheikh Dr Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, Grand Imam</p><p>· Mr Sameh Hassan Shoukry, Foreign Minister</p><p>· Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Hegazy, Chief of Defence Staff</p><p>· Mr Tarek Kabil, Minister of Trade and Industry</p><p>· Mj. Gen. Mohamed Elkeshky, Assistant to the Minister of Defence for International Relations</p><p>· Mr Khaled Fawzy, Chief of General Intelligence</p><p>· Dr Ahmed Emad Eldin Rady, Minister for Health</p><p>· President Sisi's Advance Delegation</p><p>· President Sisi's Delegation</p><p>· Major General Mohammad Farag Elshahat, Head of Military Intelligence</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>· Ms Tzipi Livni, Member of the Israeli Knessett</p><p>· Delegation of Former Security Officials</p><p>· Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister</p><p>· Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi, Chief of Military Intelligence</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>· H.E, Dr. Ali bin Fetais Almarri, Attorney General</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>· Mr Ashraf El Sheihy, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research</p><p>· Mr Saad Elgyoushi, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research</p><p>· Mr Sameh Hassan Shoukry, Foreign Minister</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>· H.E, Dr. Ali bin Fetais Almarri, Attorney General.</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>· Ms Tzipi Livni, Member of the Israeli Knessett</p><p>· Maj. Gen. (ret) Amos Yadlin, Director, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)</p><p>· Mr Shaul Mofaz, Former CDS and Minister of Defence</p><p>· Mr Avi Dichter, Member of the Israeli Knessett</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>· Mr James Kararebe, Minister of Defence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>· Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Ibrahum Mahmoud Hegazy, Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces.</p><p>· Eng. Sherif Ismail, Prime Minister</p><p>· Mr Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>· Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>· Mr Mahmoud Sharawy, Minister of Local Development</p><p>· Mr Kamel El-Wazer, Minister of Transport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>· Mr Abdel Fattah Alsisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt</p><p>· Mr Kamel El-Wazer, Minister of Transport</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>· Colonal Turki Al Maliki, Coalition Spokesman and Joint Head of Delegation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>· Mr Kamel El-Wazer, Minister of Transport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>· Mr Kamel El-Wazer, Minister of Transport</p><p>· Mr Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>· Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.<strong> (cancelled)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>· Mr Benny Gantz, Minister of the State of Israel</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 16/04/2024 16:20:57 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 27938 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1585090

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Official Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Ministers of foreign governments notify the Government of their intention to visit the UK, and whether records are kept of such visits.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	141646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO maintains records of State and Guest of Government visits by a Head of State, Head of Government or Foreign Minister travelling to the UK at our invitation.</p><p>The FCDO is also notified of official, working and on occasion private visits of Ministers of foreign governments although this is not a requirement. We engage with Missions on these visits to offer guidance and to gather information for immigration purposes for UK Border Force.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 15/02/2023 11:12:34 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

927009

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Official Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) protocols, (b) agreements and (c) understandings are in place on visits by Ministers of other countries to the UK for official purposes.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	155195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>There are no formal agreements in place. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has responsibility for organising inward visits by senior Ministers from other countries at the invitation of Her Majesty's Government. Visit programmes are discussed and agreed with the visiting delegation on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/06/2018 14:47:22 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

515515

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Official Visits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to invite any leaders of foreign countries to come to the UK ostensibly on a courtesy visit but with the intention that they should canvass directly on any internal national issue.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL7895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>The views expressed by the US President during his recent visit to the UK were his own.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the noble Lord to the Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron)'s oral response to the Rt Hon. Member for Exeter (Mr Bradshaw), on Wednesday 27 April, Official Report, Column 1427, which is copied below for ease of reference:</p><p>'Obviously I think we should listen to our friends and our allies, and as I look around the world it's hard to find the leader of a country that wishes us well that wants us to do anything other than stay inside a reformed European Union.'</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL7894 HL7896 question first answered 10/05/2016 13:24:37 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

171537

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Official Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether any staff not on his Department's payroll have accompanied Ministers in his Department on official (a) foreign and (b) domestic visits since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	219472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>From time to time, Ministers may be accompanied by civil servants from other departments, depending on the topic or nature of the visit.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers may, of course, also be accompanied by staff from the organisation or local body that they are visiting. But this information is not centrally recorded.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 14/01/2015 16:52:22 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

106020

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Official Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she met the Mayor of Calais during her visit to Westminster on 28 October 2014.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	212923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have meetings with a wide variety of international partners, as well as organisations and individuals in the public and private <br>sectors, as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of these meetings are passed to the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis and are subsequently published on the Gov.uk website: <a href="http://data.gov.uk/dataset/ministerial-data-home-office" target="_blank">http://data.gov.uk/dataset/ministerial-data-home-office</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/11/2014 14:56:25 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

61570

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Official Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what visits each of the Ministers in the Law Officers' Departments have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	200478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>Details of Law Officer visits are published quarterly online at www.gov.uk</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 17/06/2014 12:38:24 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

61571

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Official Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	200477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' overseas visits are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-business-innovation-skills&amp;publication_type=transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-business-innovation-skills&amp;publication_type=transparency-data</a></p><p>Information for January to March 2014 will be published shortly.</p><p>Information relating to UK visits can only be provided at disproportionate cost as it is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 19/06/2014 14:44:56 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

61583

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Official Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what visits (a) each of the Ministers in his Department, (b) the Prime Minister and (c) the Deputy Prime Minister have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	200498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' visits overseas are published quarterly and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 17/06/2014 16:25:50 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

61584

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Official Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	200495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' visits overseas are published quarterly and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 19/06/2014 14:56:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore