To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many officials in his Department and its predecessor visited the Seychelles on official business in 2007, broken down by grade; and what the equivalent number was in (a) 1983, (b) 1987 and (c) each year between 1998 and 2005. (205075)

No official in BERR or its predecessor Department has visited Seychelles on official business for many years. No records are available for 1983 and 1987.