To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 27 February 2009, Official Report, column 1198W, on the diplomatic service, on how many occasions he has appointed a special representative or special envoy to a particular region since 1997. (261921)

To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 27 February 2009, Official Report, column 1198W, on the Diplomatic Service, (1) how many (a) special representatives and (b) special envoys he and his predecessor have appointed to a country or region since 1997; and how many of those appointees are still in post; (263046)

I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave on 23 October 2008, Official Report, columns 553-4W. Information for previous years is a matter of public record and can be found in the Official Report.