§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for the longest and most convenient stated period of time, how many overseas visits he has made, to which countries and for what purposes the visits were made, with what results were achieved, who accompanied him; and what was the actual or estimated costs of these visits.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe following table shows the 35 overseas visits my right hon. Friend has made since taking office in February last year. Details are given of the purpose of each visit, the numbers of staff who accompanied him and the cost. The aim of each visit, whether concerned with an international meeting or bilateral talks, was to further the Government's foreign policy.
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SECRETARY OF STATE'S OVERSEAS VlSITS Date Country Accompanied by Purpose Cost 1977— 25th-26th February … France … Mrs. Own and 5 officials Bilateral visit 1,421.75 7th-8th March … Belgium … 2 ministers, 10 officials EEC 739.92 9th-14th March … USA, Canada … Mrs. Owen and 16 FCO officials and administrative staff. Accompanying the Prime Minister on a bilateral visit. 23,673.08 25th-26th March … Italy … 15 FCO officials and administrative staff European Counci 3,998.73 5th April … Luxemourg … 2 ministers 5 officials EEC 1,062.32 10th-18th April … Southern Africa … Mrs. Owen and 14 officials and administrative staff Rhodesia talks 43,408.81 20th April … France … 1 minister, 7 officials EEC 1,265.38 24th-28th April … Egypt, Syria … 10 officials and administrative staff Bilateral visit 12,883.98 2nd-3rd May … Belgium … 2 ministers, 7 officials EEC 384.16 11th-15th May … Saudi Arabia, Iran … Mrs. Owen and 14 officials and administrative staff. Bilateral visit 18,735.91 24th May … Brussels … 3 officials International Press Association address. 653.00 30th May-2nd June … France … 11 officials and administrative staff CIEC 2,904.13 20th-21st June … Luxemboug … 1 minister, 6 officials EEC 626.61 23rd-24th June … France … 8 officials OECD 2,600.29 12th July … Belgium … 7 officials EEC 1,002.00 22nd-24th July … USA … 4 officials Bilateral visit 4,631.31 26th July … Belgium … 1 minister, 6 officials EEC 580.29 25th August-2nd September … Southern Africa … 15 officials and administrative staff Rhodesia talks 46,335.67 5th-7th September … Spain … Mrs. Owen and 5 officials Bilateral visit 2,880.00 20th September … Belgium … 1 minister, 6 officials EEC 645.81 24th-30th September … USA … 11 officials and administrative staff UNGA 9,893.62 9th-11th October … USSR … 13 officials and administrative staff Bilateral visit 9,036.85 18th October … FRG … 3 FCO officials Bilateral (PM's visit) 2,155.00 21st-22nd November … Belgium … 1 minister, 8 officials EEC 1,229.23 23–24th November … France … 1 minister, 5 officials Council of Europe 1,893.13 5th-6th December … Belgium … 8 FCO officials and administrative staff European Council 1,348.38
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Date Country Accompanied by Purpose Cost 1978— 17th January … Belgium … … 1 minister, 6 officials EEC … … 1,047.04 29th January-1st February … Malta … … 25 officials and administrative staff Rhodesia talks … … 9,415.72 7th February … Belgium … … 1 minister, 7 officials EEC … … 1,240.54 10th-12th February … USA … … 8 officials UN talks on Namibia … … 5,947.70 13th-14th February … Denmark … … 8 officials EEC … … 2,000.00 approx. 24th-28th February … Jordan, Israel … … Mrs. Owen and 10 officials and administrative staff, 1 MP. Bilateral visit … … 18,770.00 approx. 7th March … Belgium … … 1 minister, 4 officials EEC … … 964.48 approx. 8th-9th March … USA … … 7 officials Rhodesia talks … … 8,500.00 approx. 15th March … France … … 1 minister, 4 officials Gibraltar talks … … 800.00 approx.