§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what official overseas visits Ministers in his Department have made over the last five years.
§ Mr. FowlerA total of 25 official overseas visits were made by Ministers in my Department during the period January 1983 to December 1987, excluding short-term visits made specifically to attend conferences held by international bodies, eg. EC, OECD, ILO.
Details are as follows:
Dates Country visited 19 July-29 July 1983 Netherlands 23 September-28 September 1983 France 1 October-7 October 1983 United States of America 17 October-20 October 1983 Federal Republic of Germany and Germany 20 November-22 November 1983 Federal Republic of Germany 25 September-5 October 1984 Hong Kong and Japan 11 December-8 February 1984 France 7 February-8 February 1985 Italy 3 July-5 July 1985 Republic of Ireland 25 August-3 September 1985 Federal Republic of Germany/Switzerland/Denmark 15 November-20 November 1985 United States of America 11 December-15 December 1985 Hong Kong and China