A/HRC/7/7 page 7 sent to Australia, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Iraq, Peru, and the United States of America. These communications and summaries of responses received from Governments are reflected in an addendum to the present report. D. Other activities 16. The Chairperson-Rapporteur presented the Working Group’s annual report to the Human Rights Council on 21 March 2007 (A/HRC/4/42 and Add.1 and 2) and the Working Group’s annual report to the General Assembly on 8 November 2007 (A/62/302). In presenting the report to the General Assembly, the Chairperson-Rapporteur reiterated the significance of the increasing phenomenon of outsourcing by States of core military and security functions to private companies, and expressed the concern that some PMSCs were committing human rights violations with de facto impunity whilst operating in armed conflicts. The Chairperson-Rapporteur stated that such situations are often associated with the creation by transnational companies of satellite subsidiaries with legal personality in one country, providing services in another and recruiting personnel from third countries. 17. The Working Group sent a questionnaire to all Member States in April 2007. A survey of the responses received was included in the 2007 report of the Working Group to the General Assembly. Since this survey, the Working Group has received further responses and it invites submissions from remaining Governments with a view to providing a comprehensive and comparative analysis in a forthcoming annual report of the Working Group. 18. As part of its consultations with regional and other intergovernmental organizations, and to study also regional standards and developments, the Working Group sent, in May 2007, a questionnaire concerning its mandate and activities. A summary of responses received was included in the 2007 report of the Working Group to the General Assembly. 19. In the course of 2007, the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group has consulted with delegates of over 40 Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva. 20. The Chairperson-Rapporteur and one member of the Working Group participated in the 14th annual meeting of mandate-holders in Geneva from 18 to 22 June 2007. During this visit, the Chairperson-Rapporteur held other consultations, which included participation in a meeting hosted on 19 June 2007 by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises.7 21. Furthermore, the Chairperson-Rapporteur and members undertook activities including consultations with stakeholders and participation in workshops and university lectures in their respective regions. The Chairperson-Rapporteur and Ms. Benavides de Pérez participated in the following activities: 7 For a summary of this meeting, see www.reports-and-materials.org/ Ruggie-special-procedures-19-Jun-2007.pdf.