HC Deb 15 October 2001 vol 372 c967W
Mr. Brady

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the(a) ministerial visits and (b) visits by officials to Brazil in the last year. [7209]

Mr. MacShane

In the 12-month period prior to the date this question was tabled, the following outward ministerial visits took place to Brazil18 to 24 September 2000: The Attorney-General 5 to 19 October 2000: The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 4 to 8 November 2000: The Minister for Housing 6 to 7 December 2000: The Minister for Schools 30 July to 1 August 2001: The Prime Minister (accompanied by the Minister of State for Trade and Investment and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and myself).

In the same period, the following senior officials visited Brazil: 2 to 6 October 2000: Chief Clerk, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 26 November to 1 December 2000: Chief of Air Staff, Ministry of Defence 27 November to 1 December 2000: Director Americas, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 7 to 8 June 2001: Director General for Trade Policy, Department of Trade and Industry 19 to 27 June 2001: Director Americas, Trade Partners UK 16 to 19 July: Director Americas, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

All visiting Ministers were accompanied by at least one official. In the case of the Prime Minister, the official delegation to Brazil comprised 24 persons.