Permanent Secretary (Official Visits) (Hansard, 3 May 2001)

§ Mr. Matthew Taylor
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what meetings his Permanent Secretary held with members and officials of the Irish Government during his visit to Dublin in February 2000. [159809]

§ Dawn Primarolo
The Permanent Secretary visited Dublin in February 2000 to participate in a conference. Irish Government officials attended the conference, but no meetings with members of the Irish Administration were held during the visit.

§ Mr. Matthew Taylor
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the visits outside Britain made by his Department's Permanent Secretary on official business since 1 July 2000, indicating the date and purpose of the visit in each case. [159808]

§ Dawn Primarolo
The information is given in the table.
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Visits outside Britain by the Permanent Secretary on official business since 1 July 2000

Date Purpose of visit

2000

12 September 2000—Paris To attend a meeting of Working Party 3 of the Economic Policy Committee of the OECD

18–19 September 2000—Madrid To attend a conference meet members of the Spanish Administration

11 December 2000—Paris To attend a meeting of Working Party 3 of the Economic Policy Committee of the OECD

2001

24–25 January 2001—Brussels To meet UK and Commission officials

13 March 2001—Paris To attend a meeting of Working Party 3 of the Economic Policy Committee of the OCED

Visits outside Britain by the Permanent Secretary on official business since 1 July 2000
Date	Purpose of visit
2000
12 September 2000—Paris	To attend a meeting of Working Party 3 of the Economic Policy Committee of the OECD
18–19 September 2000—Madrid	To attend a conference meet members of the Spanish Administration
11 December 2000—Paris	To attend a meeting of Working Party 3 of the Economic Policy Committee of the OECD
2001
24–25 January 2001—Brussels	To meet UK and Commission officials
13 March 2001—Paris	To attend a meeting of Working Party 3 of the Economic Policy Committee of the OCED