§ Mr. Altonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all overseas official delegations or Government-sponsored individuals or parties who visited the United Kingdom during the months of May, June and July 1986, stating in each case the purpose of the visit.
§ Mr. EggarVisitors for whom the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has responsibility fall into two categories: first, guests of Her Majesty's Government, including Heads of State and Government and Foreign Ministers, who are invited in furtherance of Her Majesty's Government's foreign policy objectives; and secondly, visitors invited under the Foreign and Commonwealth Office sponsored visitors scheme. The purpose of this scheme is to enable influential personalities from overseas to obtain first-hand impressions of British policies and achievements.
I will write to the hon. Member with the list of names; more than 600 visitors came, under both categories, in the period concerned.