§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list those who have accompanied (i) him and (ii) his departmental Ministers on overseas visits since 1 January indicating(a) the venue of the visit, (b) the purpose of the visit, (c) the names of those involved, (d) the job of those involved, (e) the reasons why they were included in the visit and (f) the cost to public funds. [53837]
§ Mr. HoonSince 1 January the Lord Chancellor and I have undertaken a number of official overseas visits. The details requested about these visits are given in the table.
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Minister Venue Purpose of visit Accompanied by Reason for inclusion Cost to public funds of those accompanying (£) Parliamentary Secretary Stockholm and Copenhagen 13 May 1998–14 May 1998 Meeting with Swedish and Danish Ministers of Justice as part of the UK's EU Presidency Jonathan Freeman (Private Secretary) Edwin Kilby (International Branch Policy Officer) To provide practical and policy advice 1,177.96 Parliamentary Secretary Bonn and Vienna 24 June 1998–26 June 1998 Meeting with German and Austrian Ministers of Justice as part of the UK's EU Presidency Jonathan Freeman (Private Secretary) Edwin Kilby (International Branch Policy Officer) To provide practical and policy advice 1,344.15