HC Deb 18 July 1974 vol 877 cc238-9W
Q13. Mr. Norman Fowler

asked the Prime Minister whether he will pay an official visit to Sutton Coldfield.

The Prime Minister

I have at present no plans to do so.

Q14. Mr. Bidwell

asked the Prime Minister if he will seek to pay an official visit to Austria.

The Prime Minister

I have no plans at present to do so. But I was able to have very useful talks with the Austrian Chancellor during the recent Socialist International meeting at Chequers.

Q16. Mr. Tomlinson

asked the Prime Minister whether he will seek to visit Israel.

The Prime Minister

I have no plans at present to visit Israel, though I had the opportunity of a number of discussions with the Prime Minister of Israel both at Downing Street and at Chequers at the end of last month.

Q19. Mr. Graham

asked the Prime Minister whether he will seek to pay an official visit to Singapore.

The Prime Minister

I have no plans at present to pay such a visit, but my right hon. and noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs visited Singapore on 22nd March. The Prime Minister of Singapore visited Britain as the guest of Her Majesty's Government from 16th to 20th June, when I was able to have a wide-ranging exchange of views with him, and I had further discussions with him when he was at Chequers on 29th-30th June.

Q20. Mr. Cormack

asked the Prime Minister whether he will pay an official visit to Weston-under-Lizard.

The Prime Minister

I have at present no plans to do so.

Q26. Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the Prime Minister whether he will pay an official visit to Portugal.

The Prime Minister

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave on 23rd May to my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, North (Mr. Molloy).—[Vol. 874, c.233.]