HL Deb 26 July 1999 vol 604 c148WA
Baroness Miller of Hendon

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Which Ministers in the House of Lords have visited the European Commission since 31 December 1998. [HL3662]

How many visits have been made by each individual Minister in the House of Lords who has visited the European Commission since 31 December 1998. [HL3663]

What was the purpose of each visit made by a Minister in the House of Lords to the European Commission since 31 December 1998. [HL3664]

What has been the total cost, broken down by department, of ministerial visits by Ministers in the House of Lords to the European Commission since 31 December 1998. [HL3665]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Since 31 December 1998 the following Ministers in the House of Lords have visited the European Commission:

Dates Department Minister Purpose of visit Cost of visit
22–23 February 1999 Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland Lord Dubs Attend Agriculture Council £460
22–26 February 1999 The Scottish Office Lord Sewel Agriculture Council meeting £708
5 March 1999 Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland Lord Dubs Attend Agriculture Council £329
8–11 March 1999 The Scottish Office Lord Sewel Attend forestry and agriculture meetings £513
28–29 April 1999 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean EU/OCT partnership meeting £819
10–11 June 1999 The Scottish Office Lord Sewel Attend meeting of Fisheries Council £522
9 July 1999 Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Lord Whitty Discussions on EU enlargement and transport issues £174