To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what advice she gave to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the issuing of a visa to the Chairman of the Zimbabwean Cricket Union Peter Chingoka to attend the International Cricket Council conference at Lords between 24 and 29 June. (145787)

The Government do not comment on individual visa application cases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions (a) she and (b) her officials had with the England and Wales Cricket Board on the granting of a visa to Peter Chingoka to attend the International Cricket Council conference at Lords between 25 June and 29 June. (145792)

My officials and I have discussed the International Cricket Conference at Lords in June with the England and Wales Cricket Board. However, the Government do not comment on individual visa applications cases.