To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans she has to visit Iraq in the near future. (117908)

Foreign engagements for my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and other Ministers are kept under constant review. It is not our practice to announce such visits until they are firm. Because of the unpredictable nature of world events, final decisions on overseas visits are often not possible until very shortly before the day of travel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many personnel from her Department are based in Kurdish north Iraq. (117907)

There are three Foreign and Commonwealth officers based in Erbil.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many regions of Iraq previously under British responsibility have been handed back to Iraqi control. (117909)

Of the four Iraqi provinces originally under British control, two have now been handed over to Iraqi control—Dhi Qar and Al Muthanna. The Iraqi Prime Minister has said that he hopes to have all provinces transferred to Iraqi control by November 2007.