Question follow-through · 36083

Middle East: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan last visited the Middle East.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 6 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 11 Mar 2025
Answer: 13 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

6 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan last visited the Middle East.
11 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Mar 2025
Answer published
I have conducted several visits to the region since my appointment in July 2024, most recently a visit to Ankara on 2-4 March for a UK-Turkey ministerial dialogue focused on the current situation in Syria.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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