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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Commonwealth

Asked by Adam JogeeLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 10 July 2026UIN 15811

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many visits by ministers in her department have been made to Commonwealth member states in each of the last five years.

Answered by Chris Elmore

Details of ministerial overseas visits are routinely published in each department's quarterly transparency releases.

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