§ Norman BakerTo ask the Prime Minister if he will list the towns and cities in the UK he visited in 2003, giving in each case the purpose of the visit. [167794]
§ The Prime MinisterIn 2003 I undertook the following official visits within the UK:
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Date Destination 2003 16 January Edinburgh 25 January Manchester 6 February Newcastle Darlington 12 February Hillsborough (Northern Ireland) 13 February Sheffield, Bradford, Wakefield, Leeds, Edinburgh Glasgow
27 February Canterbury 28 February Swansea 3–4 March Hillsborough (Northern Ireland) 3 April Aldershot and RAF Lyneham 7–8 April Hillsborough (Northern Ireland) 11 April Sandhurst 15 April Glasgow and RAF Leuchers 24 April Birmingham, Cardiff 28 April Manchester, Dundee 9 May Middleton St. George 7 June Durham 3–5 July Birmingham, Liverpool, Garsten, Broughton
30 July Thames Gateway Ingress Park, Kent 4 September Northampton 9 September Brighton 18 September Bexleyheath 27 September Southampton/Bournemouth 23–24 October Nottingham 6 November Basildon 17 November Birmingham 27–28 November Newport, Gwent, Cardiff, Bristol 1 December Leeds 19 December Darlington I have also visited various areas within London including Croydon, Southwark and St. John's Wood and travel regularly to my constituency.
My visits covered a range of matters including health, education, criminal justice and visiting the families of Forces serving in the Gulf.
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".