§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing countries visited by the Secretary of State for Defence since May 1979 with the dates and the visits and daily lists of engagements.
§ Mr. YoungerSince May 1979, Defence Secretaries have made official visits abroad as follows:
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Countries visited 1979 22 to 22 July Germany 15 to 18 July United States of America 15 to 16 October Germany 13 to 14 November The Netherlands 10 to 12 December Belgium 1980 25 to 27 February Germany 22 to 31 March China and Hong Kong 11 to 13 May Belgium 4 to 6 June Norway 18 to 19 September Germany 23 to 24 October Belgium 8 to 10 December Belgium 1981 26 February Germany 10 to 13 March United States of America 23 March to 1 April Saudi Arabia, Oman, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Bahrain 6 to 8 April Germany 11 to 13 May Belgium 20 to 21 June United States of America 23 June Belgium 30 November The Netherlands 14 to 16 December Belgium 1982 1 to 2 February Italy 22 to 25 March United States of America 26 April Germany 5 to 7 May Belgium 16 to 29 September Indonesia, India, Diego Garcia, Brunei and Singapore 29 November to 1 December Belgium 1983 22 to 23 February Germany 21 to 23 March Portugal 31 March to 1 April Germany 31 May Belgium 2 to 3 June Belgium 14 June Belgium 21 July France 2 September Greece 12 to 14 September United States of America 21 September France 17 to 18 October Turkey 26 to 30 October Canada 8 to 9 November Germany 5 to 7 December Belgium 1984 26 to 27 January Italy 29 January to 2 February Saudi Arabia and Kuwait 13 to 16 February Sweden and Norway
Countries visited 2 to 4 April Turkey 10 April Germany 10 to 11 May Sweden 15 to 17 May Belgium 6 June France 20 June France 9 July Spain 14 September Belgium 21 September Holland 11 to 13 October Italy 23 to 25 October Jordan and Egypt 26 to 27 October Italy 2 November Germany 22 to 23 November The Netherlands 29 to 30 November France 3 December Belgium 1985 18 January Germany 19 to 23 February United States of America 25 to 27 March Luxembourg 2 April France 22 to 23 April Germany 7 May Belgium 11 to 15 May Falkland Islands 16 to 17 May Italy 21 to 23 May Belgium 4 to 5 June Denmark 16 July Germany 21 to 23 July United States of America 27 September to 2 October Oman 28 to 30 October Belgium 5 to 13 November Burma, Malaysia and Singapore 13 to 14 November Italy 2 to 3 December Belgium 1986 5 to 6 March Norway 12 March Italy 19 to 21 March Germany 27 to 28 April Spain 5 to 7 May Saudi Arabia 21 to 22 May Belgium 9 to 10 June Greece 23 to 28 June United States of America 1 July France 31 July to 3 August United States of America 16 to 17 September Germany 13 to 14 November Luxembourg 21 November France 22 to 27 November Jordan and Oman 5 to 6 December Belgium 1987 10 to 17 January Falkland Islands 30 to 31 January Germany 7 to 10 February Cyprus and Saudi Arabia 16 to 18 February United States of America 9 to 10 March France 22 March to 2 April Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore 22 to 27 April Cyprus and Turkey 13 to 14 May Norway 17 June France 21 to 22 June Spain 30 June Germany More detailed information can be supplied only at disproportionate cost.