HC Deb 04 July 1977 vol 934 cc442-4W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many official Government delegations have visited Yugoslavia during the past 10 years; and what was the objective of each of these visits.

Mr. Luard

The list of such visits is given below. The visits were made in pursuance of the Government's policy of support for Yugoslavia's independence, non-alignment and territorial integrity, and of developing bilateral relations with Yugoslavia over a wide field.

7th to 11th March 1967

Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Technology, my hon. Friend the Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Dr, Bray).

24th to 28th April 1967

Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Lord Chalfont.

16th to 21st April 1968

Minister of State, Board of Trade, Lord Brown, who also visited Zagreb Fair.

5th to 11th June 1968

Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Fulham (Mr. Stewart).

16th to 28th September 1968

Minister of Education and Science, Mr. Edward Short.

31st August to 4th September 1969

Minister of State. Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Lord Goronwy-Roberts.

8th to 14th September 1969

Minister of Technology, my right hon. Friend the present Secretary of State for Energy.

5th to 14th November 1969

Parliamentary delegation led from the Treasury by Lord Lindgren.

9th to 10th November 1970

Deputy Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Sir Thomas Brimelow.

12th to 16th March 1971

Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, the hon. Member for Richmond, Surrey (Sir A. Royle).

15th to 20th September 1972

Minister of Trade, Mr. Michael Noble, who also visited Zagreb Fair.

25th to 26th April 1973

Deputy Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Sir Thomas Brimelow.

22nd to 26th May 1973

Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Mr. Anthony Stodart.

26th to 28th November 1973

Secretary of State for Defence, Lord Carrington.

24th to 26th June 1974

Deputy Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Sir John Killick.

22nd to 25th April 1975

Chief of Defence Staff, Field Marshal Sir Michael Carver

8th to 10th May 1975

Lord Goronwy-Roberts, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, as leader of the British delegation at celebrations to mark the 30th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

16th to 20th February 1976

Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Humphrey.

10th March 1976

Deputy Under-Secretary, Export Credits Guarantee Department, Mr. K. W. Cotterill.

5th to 9th May 1976

Deputy Under-Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mr. Alan Campbell.

8th to 11th September 1976

Secretary of State for Trade.

2nd to 5th November 1976

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Mr. Anthony Crosland.

11th to 13th April 1977

Secretary of State for Defence.

12th to 17th May 1977

Minister of State with Special Responsibility for the Arts, Lord Donaldson.

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