§ Mr. HallTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the occasions when Cabinet Ministers on official visits to(a) Singapore, (b) Thailand, (c) Malaysia, (d) Japan and (e) South Korea have used (i) the official residence and (ii) a residence other than the official residence since 1994, indicating the cost involved. [9960]
§ Mr. HanleyThe official visits made by Cabinet Ministers to Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea since 1994 are shown in the table.
We are still awaiting information from other Departments which may add to this list. I shall write when it has been received.
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Official visits by Cabinet Ministers to Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea 1994 to 1996 Date Minister Destination Accommodation Cost £ Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1994 11 to 20 September Secretary of State Thailand and Japan Residence, Bangkok x two nights; residence, Tokyo x two nights 1996 26 August to Secretary of Japan Residence, 4 September State Tokyo x one night 27 October to 2 November Secretary of State Thailand Residence, Bangkok x three nights There were no visits made by the Secretary of State in this period to Singapore, Malaysia or South Korea 31W
Official visits by Cabinet Ministers to Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea 1994 to 1996 Date Minister Destination Accommodation Cost £ Ministry of Defence 1996 January Secretary of State Singapore and Malaysia Residence, Singapore; residence, Kuala Lumpur January Secretary of State South Korea Hotel Guest of Government September Secretary of State Japan Residence, Tokyo Department of Health 1995 13 to 17 March Secretary of State Japan and South Korea Residence, Tokyo; Hotel, Seoul 11 to 14 September Minister of Health Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia Hotel, Singapore; residence, Bangkok; residence, Kuala Lumpur 859.93 1996 14 to 20 September Minister of Health Singapore, Thailand, Japan and South Korea Hotel, Singapore; Residence, Singapore; Hotel, Kuala Lumpur; Hotel, Tokyo; Residence, Tokyo; Residence, Seoul 424.34 385.42 601.91 Lord Chancellor's Office 1994 8 January 1994 Lord Chancellor Singapore Residence, Singapore Department of National Heritage 1996 27 to 30 May Secretary of State Japan Residence, Tokyo Department of Transport 1995 18 to 24 April Secretary of State Japan and South Korea Residence, Tokyo x two nights Hotel, Nagoya x one night (20) £425.22 Hotel, Kyoto x one night £232.91 Hotel, Seoul x three nights £252.00 1996 10 to 11 April Secretary of State Singapore Residence, Singapore 29 to 30 July Secretary of State Malaysia Hotel, Langkawi x one night Residence, Kuala Lumpur one night £155.00 Welsh Office 1994 6 to 9 September Secretary of State Japan Hotel, Osaka x one night Residence, Tokyo three nights no cost available 1995 10 to 15 September Secretary of State Japan and South Korea Residence, Tokyo x two nights Hotel, Osaka x two nights Residence, Seoul x two nights no cost available
Official visits by Cabinet Ministers to Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea 1994 to 1996 Date Minister Destination Accommodation Cost x £ 1996 9 to 14 September Secretary of State South Korea and Japan Residence, Seoul x one night Residence, Tokyo x two nights Hotel, Osaka, x one night no cost available Hotel, Heppu, x one night no cost available Hotel, Osaka x one night no cost available Scottish Office 1996 May Secretary of Japan and Residence, State South Korea Tokyo Hotel, Osaka Residence, Seoul £893.00
§ Mr. HallTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the official residences owned by his Department in south America; and if he will indicate the occasions when Cabinet Ministers on official visits to each country have used(a) the official residence and (b) a residence other than the official residence since 1994, indicating the cost involved. [9955]
§ Mr. HanleyOfficial residences are owned in the following cities: Asuncion, Belmopan, Bogota, Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Guatemala City, La Paz, Lima, Montevideo, Panama City, Quito, Rio de Janiero, San Jose, San Salvador, Santiago, Sao Paulo.
Information currently at hand indicates the following visits by Cabinet Ministers to the area since 1994:
Lord Chancellor
Chile 25 to 28 May 1996 (accommodation at Santiago residence);
Peru 29 to 31 May 1996 (Lima residence);
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Argentina 22 to 24 August (Buenos Aires residence);
Bolivia 25 to 28 August 1994 (La Paz residence);
Colombia 29 August to 2 September 1994 (Bogota residence);
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Brazil 4 to 11 April 1994 (Maksoud Plaza hotel);
Sao Paulo Copacabana Palace hotel, No cost—guest of Government Rio de Janiero, Brasilia residence) Brazil and Bolivia 8 to 17 April 1996 (Brasilia residence);
Copacabana Palace hotel, Rio de Janiero No cost—guest of Government Hotel Moferraj Sheraton, Sao Paulo Lord Presidence of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons:
Ecuador, Paraguay, Uraquay and Brazil, 7 to 22 August 1996 (Quito residence, Asuncion residence, Montevideo residence, hotel International Brasilia (Cost not available));
Secretary of State for Education and Employment:
Chile and Colombia, 28 May to 4 June 1996 (Residences at Santiago and Bogota but for one night in hotel—cost £362);
Secretary of State for Defence:
Chile December 1996 to January 1997 (Santiago residence).
32WWe are still awaiting information from other Departments which may add to this list. I shall write separately when it has been received.