§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, pursuant to the reply of 28 March, the individual countries visited by Ministers in his Department in the years 1983–84 and 1984–85 to date, and the costs thereof.
§ Sir George YoungThe table shows the countries visited by DOE Ministers in 1983–84 and 1984–85 and the costs thereof.
DOE Ministerial Visits Overseas Countries Visited Cost £ 1983–84 France and Holland 845 France and Luxembourg 1,072 Germany 981 Spain 798 Belgium (three visits) 1,365 Greece 1,283 Luxembourg 521 Cyprus 630 Yugoslavia 1,939 13 Countries Visited 9,434 1984–85 Germany (three visits) 1,824 Luxembourg and Germany 604 Italy (two visits) 2,349 France (two visits) 400 Norway 777 Belgium 331 Bahrain and Gulf States 3,069 Malta 1,087 USA 5,009 Malaysia, Hong Kong and USA 8,991 17 Countries visited 24,441 Notes:
1. The costs cover both Ministers' costs and those of private 754W secretaries accompanying them.
2. They include all travel expenses and where relevant hotel subsistence and official entertainment.