EU Applicant Countries

HC Deb 14 January 2003 vol 397 c601W

Keith Vaz

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many visits to EU applicant countries he made in 2002. [90104]

Ms Rosie Winterton

My right hon. Friends the Lord Chancellor and Baroness Scotland both visited a number of EU applicant countries during 2002. The dates are provided in the table.

Minister	Country visited	Date
Baroness Scotland	Poland	24–25 January 2002
Baroness Scotland	Bulgaria	29–31 May 2002
Lord Chancellor	Czech Republic	9–10 September 2002
Lord Chancellor	Hungary	10–13 September 2002
Lord Chancellor	Poland	13–17 September 2002
Lord Chancellor	Slovenia	17–18 September 2002
Baroness Scotland	Poland	7–8 November 2002