To ask the Leader of the House pursuant to the answer of 28 January 2008, Official Report, column 11W, on departmental visits abroad, how many visits overseas by officials in her Office there were in the financial year 2006-07. (191396)

Details of overseas ministerial visits by the Leader of the House of Commons in the financial year 2006-07 are included in the annual table published by the Cabinet Office which can be found at:

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/propriety_and_ethics/ministers/

Officials accompanied the Leader or Deputy Leader of the House on the following visits;

All travel is undertaken in accordance with the “Civil Service Management Code” and the “Ministerial Code”.