§ Mr. VazTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many visits abroad the Minister for Trade made during 1993; and what was(a) the cost to public funds and (b) the purpose of each visit.
§ Mr. NeedhamDuring 1993 I made 14 visits abroad. The visits and their purposes are set out below together with an estimate of the costs which covers travel and subsistence for me and those who accompanied me:
Cost Purpose/Place £11,034.78 Trade promotion, Japan. £5,036.00 Trade promotion, Dubai and Doha. £12,114.00 Trade promotion, Korea and Hong Kong £943.60 Internal Market Council, Denmark. £13,900.38 Trade promotion, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia. £1,797.70 Trade promotion, Turkey. £784.40 Trade promotion, Czech and Slovak Republics. £ 12,777.00 Trade promotion, Japan and Malaysia. £6,340.50 Trade promotion, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. £11,171.60 Trade promotion, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. £801.66 Internal Market Council, Luxembourg. £903.56 Trade promotion, Republic of Ireland. £8,007.15 Trade promotion, India. £13,545.00 Trade promotion, China, Hong Kong and Indonesia.