§ Mr. LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what was the(a) itinerary, (b) purpose and (c) cost of his visit to Japan.[119532]
§ Mr. Prescott[holding answer 17 April 2000]I represented the United Kingdom at the meeting of G8 Environment Ministers from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 April in Otsu, Japan. I then travelled to Tokyo where on 10 April I had meetings with Prime Minister Mori, Foreign Minister Kono and the honorary Chairman of Toyota. I also visited the Tokyo traffic control centre and met UK and Japanese businessmen. I returned to the UK on Tuesday 11 April. All travel was in accordance with the Ministerial Code and my costs for the trip were approximately £7,500.