§ Mr. DuncanTo ask the Prime Minister if he will list the occasions in the last 10 years on which the Prime Minister has travelled abroad to meet heads of state or government and been accompanied by(a) the Foreign Secretary, (b) the Home Secretary and (c) other Ministers. [27155]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 3 February 1998]: Since 1 May 1997 I have travelled abroad to meet Heads of State or Government and been accompanied by Ministers on the following occasions:
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Date Location Ministers accompanying 23 May Noordwijk Foreign Secretary 27 May Paris Foreign Secretary 5–6 June Bonn Foreign Secretary, Minister of State, FCO 15–18 June Amsterdam Foreign Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Minister of State, FCO
Date Location Ministers accompanying 20–22 June Denver Foreign Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer 23–24 June New York Foreign Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer 29 June-1 July Hong Kong Foreign Secretary 8–9 July Madrid Foreign Secretary, Defence Secretary 12–13 December Luxembourg Foreign Secretary, Minister of State, FCO 4–8 February Washington Home Secretary, Economic Secretary, Minister of State, Department of Health For January 1996-May 1997 my predecessor's overseas travel arrangements were as follows:
Date Location Ministers accompanying 29 March Turin Minister of State, FCO 20–22 June Florence Foreign Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer 27–29 June Lyon Chancellor of the Exchequer 7–8 November Toulouse and Bordeaux Minister of State, FCO Return travel: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary of State Defence, Secretary of State, Department of Transport 12–14 December Dublin Chancellor of the Exchequer, Minister of State, FCO. Details of overseas visits prior to these are available only at disproportionate cost.