§ Norman BakerTo ask the Prime Minister if he will list the towns in the UK he has visited in his official capacity during this Parliament. [79025]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 6 November 2002]: Records of my official visits are not categorised in this way. My visits cover a range of matters including health, education, and tourism. I also travel regularly to my constituency.
I travel making the most efficient and cost-effective arrangements. My travel arrangements are in accordance with the arrangements for official travel set out in chapter 7 of the Ministerial Code, and the accompanying guidance document, Travel by Ministers.
My Office's records show that I have undertaken the following visits in the UK since June 2001:
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Date Destination 22 June 2001 Newton Aycliffe 26–27 July Carlisle Penrith Keswick Hull 1–2 September Edinburgh Aberdeen 7–8 September Hartlepool 11 September Brighton 2 October Brighton 30 October Bristol Cardiff 5 November Birmingham 22–23 Nov Birmingham Redcar 27 November London 3 December London 6 December London 6 December Reading 10 December Hockley 20–21 December Sunderland 24 January 2002 Darlington, Newcastle, Newton Aycliffe 12 February London 20 February London 21–22 February Newcastle Wallsend Durham Dundee
Date Destination 21–22 March Manchester Bolton 25 March London 11–12 April Newton Aycliffe Darlington 18 April London 2 May Belfast 7 May Glasgow 9 May London 23 May Brentford 30 May Norwich Shotley Ipswich 1–3 June Durham 10 June Streatham 20 June Glasgow 4 July Belfast 12 July Middlesborough Thornley Easington 25–27 July Oldham Manchester Durham Billingham, Stockton 1–4 August Wigton Whitehaven, Manchester 30 August London 3 September Sedgefield 8 September Balmoral 9–10 September Preston Blackpool 18 September London 28 September–3 October Beswick Blackpool 14 October London 17 October Belfast 18 October Durham Newton Aycliffe Darlington 24 October Nottingham 31 October London