§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what overseas visits he or his Ministers have made since 1 July 1994; and what was the duration and cost of the visits and the organisations and groups that he met during the course of such visits.
§ Dr. MawhinneyDetails of the overseas visits made by Transport Ministers since 1 July 1994 are as follows:
Country visited Duration Cost £ Organisations/Groups met THE RT HON DR BRIAN MAWMNNEY, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT USA 1 day 2,863.20 HM Ambassador, Washington* France 1 day 115.08 EPS Eurostar USA 5 days 11,764.20 Texas Instruments Texas Turnpike Authority American Airlines United Airlines Illinois Dept of Transport Winconsin Central GT Capital Railcar Thrall Car Manuf. Co. Wabash National Corp. Union Tank Car Co. Chicago Aviation Commissioner Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project France 1 day 579.99 Telematics Conference Holland 2.5 days 624.64 Dutch Transport Ministry; Town of Houten; Schiphol Airport France 1 day 663.20 French Transport Minister Belgium 2 days 1,040.58 Transport Council Belgium 1 day 722.38 Transport Council JOHN WATTS, MINISTER FOR RAILWAY'S AND ROADS Germany 3.5 days 3,419.96 German State Secretary and President of Deutsche Bahn France 1 day 470.85 Chambers of Commerce and Bridge Designers France 1 day 318.00 Prometheus Ministers' Day Germany 2 days 603.40 German State Secretary and Rhineland TüV France 2 days 689.64 Informal Transport Council LORD GOSCHEN, MINISTER FOR AVIATION AND SHIPPING Denmark 1 day 704.00 Danish Shipping Minister Japan 3 days 10,967.22 Kansai Airport Management; Transport, Trade and Industry Ministers; Defence Agency; Shipowners, Shipping and Marine Associations; Kawasaki Heavy Industry; Wakagyama Marine City; Virtuality Group; Airline, Railway, Shipping, Heavy Industry and Travel Companies; Media Representatives Denmark 1 day 1,125.08 Ministers of Paris Memorandum of Understanding Group France 1 day No costs P&O Ferries and Calais Chamber of Commerce Belgium 1 day 649.4 Transport Council STEVEN NORRIS, MINISTER FOR LOCAL TRANSPORT AND ROAD SAFETY Portugal 2 days 1,248.80 Road Haulage Assn Conference France 1 day 514.20 Paris; Ministry of Interior; The Paris Region Transport Administration The figures include the cost of officials accompanying Ministers, with the exception of. *.
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