§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list on how many occasions he has used a helicopter on United Kingdom internal flights, the points of embarkation and disembarkation in each case and apart from the crew the names of those who accompanied him since 1 May. [27193]
§ Mr. Robin Cook[holding answer 3 February 1987]: Since 1 May 1997 I have used a helicopter for internal flights in the United Kingdom on one occasion. The journey was from HRH The Prince of Wales's Residence at Highgrove to Battersea on 21 July 1997. I was accompanied by my wife and one close protection officer.
I returned to London to attend a series of meetings, including:
The right hon. George Robertson MP, Secretary of State for Defence;Mr. Sypros Kyprianou, Speaker of the Cyprus House of Representatives;Host talks and dinner in honour of the Emir of Qatar at 1 Carlton Gardens.
§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Gosport (Mr. Viggers) of 19 January 1998,Official Report, column 438, on ministerial travel, what factors required him to be in the United Kingdom on 9 to 12 October in order to make effective use of his time. [27194]
§ Mr. Robin Cook[holding answer 3 February 1998]: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, my official residence, my colleagues and my constituency are all in the UK. It is not practical to maintain effective contact with them from South Asia.