§ Mr. VazTo ask the Prime Minister how many visits abroad he has made during 1993; and what was(a) the cost of each visit to public funds and (b) the purpose of each visit.
§ The Prime MinisterI have made 11 overseas visits involving 16 countries. The cost and purpose of each visit was as follows:
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Destination 1993 Purpose Cost£ India 23-28 January Republic Day celebrations 179,512.00 Oman 28 January Bilateral Saudi Arabia 28 January Bilateral USA 23-25 February Bilateral 46,696.00 Switzerland 5-6 April Bilateral 7,246.00 Austria 6 April Bilateral France (Paris) 27-28 May Bilateral 4,421.00 Denmark 20-22 June European Council 11,690.001 Japan (Tokyo) 7-9 July G7 Economic Summit 68,500.001 Sweden (Stockholm) 11-13 August Bilateral 31,724.00 Portugal (Lisbon) 22-23 August Bilateral 5,296.00 Japan 17-21 September Bilateral 173,907.00 Malaysia 21-22 September Bilateral Monaco 23 September Manchester 2000 Cyprus 21-25 October CHOGM 43,873.00 Belgium (Brussels) 29 October Special European Council 4,243.00 Germany (Bonn) 25 November Bilateral Not yet available 1 Costs also include those of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.