§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list visits made by each Minister in the Department between December 2003 and April 2004, broken down by(a) date, (b) constituency visited and (c) cost. [171571]
§ Mr. StrawFor details on overseas visits by Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Ministers please refer to my answer to the hon. Member for Castle Point (Bob Spink) on 4 May 2004.Official Report, columns 1440–43W.
No central record of costs for UK travel by FCO Ministers is kept. During the period December 2003 to April 2004, FCO Ministers made the following visits within the UK:
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The right hon. Jack Straw MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Destination Purpose of trip 16 January 2004 Cheltenham Visit to GCHQ 29 April 2004 Leeds To speak at the Leeds University Centenary Dinner.
Denis MacShane, Minister of State Destination Purpose of trip 4 December 2003 London and Tunbridge Wells To promote awareness of EU enlargement 7 January 2004 Edinburgh Appear before the Scottish Parliament European Affairs Committee 8 January 2004 Perth, Glasgow and Dundee To promote awareness of EU enlargement 2 March 2004 Oxford To promote awareness of EU enlargement
Mike O'Brien, Minister of State Destination Purpose of trip 15 January 2004 Stratford-on-Avon Address the British Chambers of Commerce Annual International Trade Conference 5 February 2004 Bosworth Meetings with members of Muslim communities 9 March 2004 Glasgow Foreign and Commonwealth Office Partnerships and Network Development Unit Seminar 11 March 2004 Cambridge Address the International High Technology Transfer Event 24 April 2004 Blaby British-American Business Council Spring Conference Dinner
Chris Mullin MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Destination Purpose of trip 11 February 2004 Reading Visa Road Show 10 March 2004 Bradford Visa Road Show 25 March 2004 Cheltenham Attendance with HM Queen at the opening of the new GCHQ Building
Bill Rammell MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Destination Purpose of trip 21 March 2004 Warwick Policy Forum 3 April 2004 Reading UNA Conference at Reading University Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, Minister of State:
No UK visits were made between December 2003 and April 2004.