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Mr. Eggar
Details of all ministerial visits to European countries are not kept in a readily available form. They are currently being compiled as from 1983 when records were started and I shall write to the hon. Member shortly. In the meantime, details of visits by Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers, in the diplomatic wing, since May 1979, are as follows:
| Country and Minister |
Date |
| Belgium |
| Sir Ian Gilmour |
June 1979 |
| Secretary of State |
November 1979 |
| Mr. Hurd |
November 1980 |
| Secretary of State |
September 1982 |
| Secretary of State |
April 1984 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
May 1984 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
October 1984 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
October 1984 |
| Secretary of State |
June 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
July 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
September 1985 |
| Mr. Renton |
November 1985 |
| Mrs. Chalker |
February 1986 |
| Denmark |
| Secretary of State |
May 1979 |
| Mr. Luce |
November 1979 |
| Sir Ian Gilmour |
January 1980 |
| Sir Ian Gilmour |
June 1981 |
| Secretary of State |
September 1982 |
| Mr. Hurd |
January 1983 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
April/May 1984 |
| Secretary of State |
July 1985 |
| France |
| Secretary of State |
June 1979 |
| Mr. Ridley |
September 1979 |
| Mr. Ridley |
November 1979 |
| Sir Ian Gilmour |
January 1980 |
| Secretary of State |
February 1980 |
| Mr. Hurd |
March 1980 |
| Sir Ian Gilmour |
September 1980 |
| Mr. Hurd |
November 1980 |
| Secretary of State |
May 1981 |
| Mr. Atkins |
October 1981 |
| Mr. Hurd |
September 1982 |
| Secretary of State |
September 1982 |
| Secretary of State |
November 1982 |
| Lord Belstead |
February 1983 |
| Secretary of State |
July 1983 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
July 1983 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
October 1983 |
| Secretary of State |
October 1983 |
| Mr. Whitney |
November 1983 |
| Lady Young |
November 1983 |
| Mr. Whitney |
February 1984 |
| Secretary of State |
May 1984 |
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| Country and Minister |
Date |
| Mr. Whitney |
May 1984 |
| Secretary of State |
May 1984 |
| Secretary of State |
June 1984 |
| Mr. Whitney |
June 1984 |
| Lady Young |
June 1984 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
July 1984 |
| Secretary of State |
July 1984 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
October 1984 |
| Lady Young |
November 1984 |
| Secretary of State |
November 1984 |
| Mr. Luce |
December 1984 |
| Secretary of State |
January 1985 |
| Lady Young |
February 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
March 1985 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
April 1985 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
April 1985 |
| Lady young |
April 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
May 1985 |
| Lady young |
May 1985 |
| Mr. Renton |
June 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
July 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
November 1985 |
| Lady Young |
November 1985 |
| Lady Young |
December 1985 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
December 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
January 1986 |
| Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) |
| Secretary of State |
June 1979 |
| Secretary of State |
October 1979 |
| Sir Ian Gilmour |
January 1980 |
| Mr. Hurd |
January 1980 |
| Secretary of State |
February 1980 |
| Secretary of State |
April 1980 |
| Mr. Hurd |
May 1980 |
| Sir Ian Gilmour |
October 1980 |
| Secretary of State |
November 1980 |
| Secretary of State |
April 1981 |
| Secretary of State |
October 1981 |
| Secretary of State |
November 1981 |
| Secretary of State |
February 1982 |
| Mr. Hurd |
June 1982 |
| Secretary of State |
August 1982 |
| Secretary of State |
October 1982 |
| Mr. Hurd |
November 1982 |
| Lord Belstead |
February 1983 |
| Secretary of State |
November 1983 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
February 1984 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
September 1984 |
| Secretary of State |
September 1984 |
| Secretary of State |
October 1984 |
| Secretary of State |
January 1985 |
| Lady Young |
March 1985 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
April 1985 |
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| Country and Minister |
Date |
| Secretary of State |
April 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
May 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
July 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
October 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
November 1985 |
| Greece |
| Mr. Mellor |
September 1982 |
| Lord Belstead |
January 1983 |
| Republic of Ireland |
| Secretary of State |
July 1979 |
| Sir Ian Gilmour |
January 1980 |
| Secretary of State |
December 1980 |
| Mr. Hurd |
November 1982 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
February 1984 |
| Italy |
| secretary of State |
October 1979 |
| Sir Ian Gilmour |
January 1980 |
| Secretary of State |
October 1980 |
| Secretary of State |
November 1980 |
| Secretary of State |
July 1981 |
| Secretary of State |
July 1982 |
| Secretary of State |
October 1983 |
| Secretary of State |
January 1984 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
March 1984 |
| Lady Young |
May 1984 |
| Secretary of State |
October 1984 |
| Secretary of State |
March 1985 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
June 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
June 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
November 1985 |
| Luxembourg |
| Sir Ian Gilmour |
January 1980 |
| Mr. Hurd |
March 1983 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
November 1983 |
| Secretary of State |
October 1985 |
| Lady Young |
November 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
November 1985 |
| Netherlands |
| Sir Ian Gilmour |
June 1979 |
| Secretary of State |
November 1979 |
| Sir Ian Gilmour |
January 1980 |
| Secretary of State |
December 1980 |
| Mr. Hurd |
October 1982 |
| Mr. Hurd |
May 1983 |
| Mr. Rifkind |
September 1984 |
| Secretary of State |
June 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
September 1985 |
| Secretary of State |
November 1985 |
| Mrs. Chalker |
February 1986 |