Mr. Hutton
Since taking up post as Secretary of State for Defence on 3 October 2008, I have visited both Iraq and Afghanistan once, between 18 and 23 October. My predecessor made a number of visits to both countries as detailed in the table:
Operational visits to Iraq and Afghanistan Date of visit Afghanistan 7 to 10 December 2007 Iraq 10 to 14 March 2008 Iraq 22 to 23 May 2008 Afghanistan 24 to 25 May 2008 Afghanistan 6 to 8 August 2008