§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many times special advisers have accompanied Ministers on overseas visits in each of the last five years; which countries were visited; and what the total cost of each individual visit was. [47144]
§ Mr. McCartneyI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Mr. Collins) on 4 March 2002,Official Report,column 28W. Between 1 April 2001 and 31 March 2002, special advisers in the Department did not travel abroad on any occasion.