HC Deb 11 July 1995 vol 263 cc487-9W
Mr. George Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list(a) details of all overseas trips made by her or ministerial colleagues in her Department, paid for wholly or partly from public funds and (b) the purpose, destination and duration of such overseas trips, which officials accompanied her and the

Dates Minister Destination Purpose Number of officials1
1992
21 January Right hon. Tim Renton MP Madrid Audience with King and Queen of Spain 1
6 February Right hon. Tim Renton MP Paris Cultural visit 1
13 May-15 May Robert Key MP Greece—Rhodes Council of Europe Conference of Sports Ministers 1
18 May Right hon. David Mellor MP Brussels EU Culture Ministers Meeting 1
4 June Robert Key MP Luxembourg EC Formal Council-Tourism Action Plan 1
14 June Right hon. David Mellor MP Malmo England v. France World Cup 1
23 July-26 July Robert Key MP Barcelona Olympic Games 1
31 July-1 August Right hon. David Mellor MP Barcelona Olympic Games 1
5 August-6 August Robert Key MP Barcelona Olympic Games 1
11 September Robert Key MP Seville Expo '92 1
12 September-16 September Robert Key MP Madrid Paralympics 1
15 October-16 October Robert Key MP Paris Council of Europe Ministers Meeting 1
11 November-12 November The Viscount Astor Brussels Culture Council 0
1993
19 February Right hon. Peter Brooke MP Paris Visit Pavilion de L'Arsenal and Musee de Louvre 1
12 March-13 March Robert Key MP Madrid Meeting of Offices of National Lottery 2
26 March Robert Key MP Brussels Office opening ceremony of Antwerp European City of Culture '93 1
7 April-8 April The Viscount Astor New York New York Landmark Preservation Foundation Lunch 0
21 April-22 April The Viscount Astor Copenhagen EU Informal Culture Ministers meeting 0
15 May-17 May Robert Key MP Cannes Film Festival 0
17-May Right hon. Peter Brooke MP Brussels EU Culture Ministers Meeting 1
19 September-21 September The Viscount Astor Antwerp EU Informal Cultural Affairs Committee meeting 1
22 September-23 September Right hon. Peter Brooke MP Paris Opening Ceremony of BTA's Maison de la Grande Bretagne 1
22 September-23 September Iain Sproat MP Monte Carlo International Olympic Committee 1
4 October-5 October The Viscount Astor Brussels EU Audio-Visual Ministers Meeting 0
1994
4 January-8 January Iain Sproat MP USA Tourism visit 1
19 February-22 February Right hon. Peter Brooke MP Norway Winter Olympics 1
25 February-26 February Lady Trumpington Lisbon Official Inauguration of Lisbon '94 1
30 March-3 April Right hon. Peter Brooke MP India Cultural visit 1
4 April-10 April Right hon. Peter Brooke MP Japan Cultural visit 1
17-June Right hon. Peter Brooke MP Luxembourg EU Culture Council meeting 1
25 June-27 June Iain Sproat MP Vienna Spanish Riding School 2
15 July-17 July Lady Trumpington Wurzburg EU Informal Culture Council Meeting 1
18 August-19 August Right hon. Stephen Dorrell MP Canada Commonwealth Games 1
23 August-27 August Iain Sproat MP Vancouver Commonwealth Games 1
30 October-5 November The Viscount Astor Japan World Conference of Tourism Ministers 1
10 November Lady Trumpington Brussels EU Culture Council Meeting 1
22 November-23 November Lady Trumpington Lisbon Culmination of Lisbon '94 0
1995
21 January-27 January Iain Sproat MP Australia Australian Sports Academy 2
13 February-14 February Right hon. Stephen Dorrell MP Bordeaux EU Informal Culture Ministers meeting 1
28 February Right hon. Stephen Dorrell MP Brussels Meeting with European Commissioners 1
3 April Right hon. Stephen Dorrell MP Luxembourg EU Culture Ministers meeting 1
3 April-4 April Lady Trumpington Luxembourg EU Culture Council Meeting 1
10April-11 April Lady Trumpington Annecy European Tourism Days 1
17 May The Viscount Astor Switzerland European Incentive Business Travel Market 1
21 May-22 May Right hon. Stephen Dorrell MP Cannes Film Festival 1
17 June-25 June Iain Sproat MP South Africa Rugby World Cup 1
1 Where these details are not available, it has been assumed that one official was in accompaniment.

total cost in each case, including that of officials to public funds for each year since 1992. [32278]

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

Details are set out in the table. Total travel and subsistence costs for Ministers and accompanying private secretaries were £15,807.57 in 1993 –94; £46,125.09 in 1994 –95; and £4,760.84, so far, in 1995 –96. Figures for 1992 –93 are not available.

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