Members of Parliament (Overseas Visits)

HC Deb 27 June 1967 vol 749 cc64-5W

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will list the Members of Parliament who have for the past 12 months, or for any convenient stated period, been on overseas visits the costs of which his Department have contributed to in any way, the countries these Members visited, and the dates and the costs involved to public funds.

Mr. Diamond

No overseas visits by Members other than Ministers were paid for from the Treasury Vote in the financial year 1966–67. Grants-in-aid are made to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, but I have no detailed information about the visits sponsored by these bodies.