HC Deb 18 February 1983 vol 37 cc263-5W
Mr. Fairbairn

asked the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the House of Commons

Date Committee Visit Cost*
Session 1979–80: £
6–8 February 1980 Defence West Germany 2,694
24 February—4 March 1980 Defence United States of America 2,699
18 March 1980 Transport Belgium 917
14–18 April 1980 Agriculture Netherlands and France 5,495
28 April—10 May 1980 Foreign Affairs Gulf States, Thailand and Jordan 21,323
21–22 May 1980 Industry and Trade Belgium 2,511
4–6 June 1980 Education, Science and Arts Luxembourg and Belgium 1,411
7–14 June 1980 Education, Science and Arts United States of America 6,956
9–17 June 1980 Energy United States of America and Canada 14,452
10–18 June 1980 Employment Canada 11,025
11–12 June 1980 Agriculture Belgium 1,322
16–18 June 1980 Scottish Affairs Irish Republic 1,915
2–3 July 1980 Foreign Affairs France 999
13–15 July 1980 European Legislation Luxembourg and Belgium 2,385
14–18 July 1980 Energy France and West Germany 4,091
22–24 July 1980 Transport Dover and France 2,155
17 October—1 November 1980 Industry and Trade Tokyo, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong 28,496
Session 1980–81:
5–16 January 1981 Home Affairs United States of America and West Indies 10,592
9–20 February 1981 Foreign Affairs Zimbabwe 11,579
15–21 March 1981 Education, Science and Arts Italy, West Germany and Denmark 6,429
22–28 March 1981 Defence United States of America 10,284
30 March—2 April 1981 Employment Belgium and West Germany 1,239
30 March—3 April 1981 Agriculture West Germany and Denmark 4,452
7–9 April 1981 Foreign Affairs Gibraltar 2,830
28 April 1981 Agriculture Belgium 992
28–30 April 1981 Foreign Affairs Spain 3,815
12–22 May 1981 Social Services Sweden 8,362
17–19 May 1981 Foreign Affairs Luxembourg and Belgium 1,671
30 May—12 June 1981 Education, Science and Arts United States of America 13,033
16–26 June 1981 Energy United States of America 20,691
17–25 June 1981 Employment Norway and Sweden 4,050
1–3 July 1981 Industry and Trade Belgium 2,989
12–22 July 1981 Transport United States of America 14,987
14–16 July 1981 Public Accounts Luxembourg and Belgium 2,828
15–18 September 1981 Scottish Affairs Germany 3,219
25–31 October 1981 Foreign Affairs United States of America 11,826
26–30 October 1981 Defence West Germany 3,014
26–30 October 1981 Transport France, West Germany and Denmark 7,903
Session 1981–82:
5–6 November 1981 European Legislation Belgium 988
16–20 November 1981 Energy Norway, Denmark and West Germany 6,593
30 November—3 December 1981 Defence France 245
11–21 January 1982 Home Affairs India and Bangladesh 9,900
28 February—4 March 1982 Foreign Affairs Caribbean and Central America 29,702
1–13 March 1982 Employment United States of America 13,506
21–26 March 1982 Defence France 5,392
5–8 April 1982 Social Services France and Belgium 4,567
19–22 April 1982 Agriculture Belgium and France (visit cancelled) *776
21–22 April 1982 Foreign Affairs France 1,040
17–19 May 1982 Agriculture West Germany (visit cancelled) *215
18–27 May 1982 Foreign Affairs East and Central Africa 10,675
13–15 June 1982 Defence France 812
13–22 June 1982 Home Affairs United States of America and Canada 4,914

Commission, what visits abroad have been made by members of Select Committees at cost to public funds; and what has been the cost of each such visit.

Mr. Arthur Bottomley

The information is as follows:

Date Committee Visit Cost*
16–17 June 1982 Agriculture France 1,736
21–22 June 1982 Agriculture Germany 2,208
27 June—2 July 1982 Employment Austria 5,059
28 June—14 July 1982 Defence United States of America, Japan and Hong Kong 30,155
11–13 July 1982 Welsh Affairs Belgium 2,470
12–13 July 1982 Scottish Affairs Belgium and West Germany 2,373
14–16 July 1982 Industry and Trade Belgium 2,512
3–9 October 1982 Scottish Affairs Irish Republic and United States of America 7,327
7–14 October 1982 Employment Japan 8,440
19–20 October 1982 European Legislation France 2,483
Session 1982–1983:
3–5 November 1982 European Legislation Belgium 1,629
12–26 November 1982 Industry and Trade South East Asia 19,381
29 November—3 December 1982 Foreign Affairs United States of America 4,186
29 November—3 December 1982 Transport Western Europe 5,921
5–9 December 1982 Welsh Affairs France and Luxembourg 1,360
2–8 January 1983 Treasury and Civil Service United States of America 10,597
12–13 January 1983 Foreign Affairs Italy 2,316
31 January—9 February 1983 Foreign Affairs Falklands 529
11–19 February 1983 Defence Falklands —
* The accounts for some visits in 1981–1982 and 1982–1983 are not yet complete.