Afghanistan
Defence
Angus Robertson (Moray, Scottish National Party)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which (a) Government Ministers, (b) Ministers from devolved Governments, (c) Members of the UK Parliament, (d) Members of the Scottish Parliament, (e) Members of the Northern Irish Legislative Assembly and (f) Assembly Members of the Welsh Assembly have made a visit to Afghanistan organised by his Department since the beginning of Operation Herrick; when each such visit took place; and what the duration of each such visit was.
Nick Harvey (Minister of State (Armed Forces), Defence; North Devon, Liberal Democrat)
holding answer
Records only exist from October 2009, and may not be comprehensive. The Ministry of Defence is aware of the following visits:
| Dates | Purpose of visit | Names of all Ministers, MPs, MEPs or MHKs in visit group |
| 2009 | ||
| 3-4 October | Bob Ainsworth MP (Minister) | |
| Alan Johnson MP (Minister) | ||
| 3-5 December | David Cameron MP | |
| 7-10 December | Bob Ainsworth MP (Minister) | |
| 2010 | ||
| 6-8 January | William Hague MP | |
| George Osborne MP | ||
| 18-21 January | House of Commons Defence Committee | James Arbuthnot MP |
| Linda Gilroy MP | ||
| Dai Havard MP | ||
| Adam Holloway MP | ||
| Bernard Jenkin MP | ||
| Madeleine Moon MP | ||
| Richard Younger-Ross MP | ||
| 31 January-2 February | Bill Rammell MP (Minister) | |
| Quentin Davies MP (Minister) | ||
| 15-18 January | Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme | Earl Shrewsbury (House of Lords) |
| Mike Penning MP | ||
| Ian Liddell-Grainger MP | ||
| Frank Cook MP | ||
| Gerald Howarth MP | ||
| Philip Hollobone MP | ||
| James Gray MP | ||
| Andrew George MP | ||
| Martyn Jones MP | ||
| 7-9 March | Bob Ainsworth MP (Minister) | |
| Douglas Alexander MP (Minister) | ||
| 21-23 May | Dr Liam Fox MP (Minister) | |
| William Hague MP (Minister) | ||
| Andrew Mitchell MP (Minister) | ||
| 10-11 June | David Cameron MP (Prime Minister) | |
| 13-15 June | Nick Harvey MP (Minister) | |
| 6-8 July | Peter Luff MP (Minister) | |
| Gerald Howarth MP (Minister) | ||
| 18-20 July | William Hague MP (Minister) | |
| Andrew Mitchell MP (Minister) | ||
| 9-11 August | Dr Liam Fox MP (Minister) | |
| 25-28 October | Foreign Affairs Committee | Richard Ottaway MP |
| Mike Gapes MP | ||
| Andrew Rosindell MP | ||
| Frank Roy MP | ||
| John Stanley MP | ||
| Rory Stewart MP | ||
| Dave Watts MP | ||
| 27-29 October | Andrew Robathan MP (Minister) | |
| 13-14 November | Dr Liam Fox MP (Minister) | |
| 6-8 December | David Cameron MP (Prime Minister) | |
| 3-6 January | Dr Liam Fox MP (Minister) | |
| Alistair Burt MP (Minister) | ||
| 2011 | ||
| 17-20 January | House of Commons Defence Committee | James Arbuthnot MP |
| Dai Havard MP | ||
| Jeffrey Donaldson MP | ||
| John Glen MP | ||
| Madeleine Moon MP | ||
| Penny Mordaunt MP | ||
| Sandra Osborne MP | ||
| Bob Stewart MP | ||
| Gisela Stuart MP | ||
| 27-30 January | Ed Miliband MP | |
| Douglas Alexander MP | ||
| Jim Murphy MP | ||
| 10-13 February | Gerald Howarth MP (Minister) | |
| 20-22 February | Nick Harvey MP (Minister) | |
| 12-15 March | Andrew Mitchell MP (Minister) | |
| 15-18 March | MP and Peer visit | Lord Eames |
| Lord Maginnis of Drumglass | ||
| Jim Shannon MP | ||
| Bob Russell MP | ||
| Michael Moore MP (Minister) |
| 14-17 June | Dr Liam Fox MP (Minister) | |
| 20-24 June | William Hague MP (Minister) | |
| 4-7 September | Alistair Burt MP (Minister) | |
| 29-30 October | Andrew Mitchell MP (Minister) | |
| 10-12 November | Philip Hammond MP (Minister) | |
| 18-21 November | MP and Peer visit and Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme | Stephen Gilbert MP |
| Mark Hunter MP | ||
| Julian Huppert MP | ||
| Jo Swinson MP | ||
| Rosie Winterton MP | ||
| Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | ||
| Lord Davies of Stamford | ||
| Lord Gilbert | ||
| Lord Ribeiro | ||
| Giles Chichester MEP | ||
| Oliver Colvile MP | ||
| Caroline Dinenage MP | ||
| Graham Evans MP | ||
| Ashley Fox MEP | ||
| Richard Graham MP | ||
| Andrew Griffiths MP | ||
| Simon Hart MP | ||
| Mark Lancaster MP | ||
| Jessica Lee MP | ||
| Jeremy Lefroy MP | ||
| Karen Lumley MP | ||
| Mark Menzies MP | ||
| Matthew Offord MP | ||
| Mark Pawsey MP | ||
| Jonathan Reynolds MP | ||
| Jim Shannon MP | ||
| Lord Rotherwick | ||
| Emma McClarkin MEP | ||
| Nikki Sinclaire MEP | ||
| Mary Macleod MP | ||
| Chris Kelly MP | ||
| 20 December | David Cameron MP (Prime Minister) | |
| 2012 | ||
| 21-24 February | Gerald Howarth MP (Minister) | |
| Andrew Robathan MP (Minister) | ||
| 28-29 February | Nick Harvey MP (Minister) | |
| Peter Luff MP (Minister) | ||
| Lord Astor of Hever (Minister) | ||
| Lord Wallace of Saltaire |