HC Deb 18 January 1988 vol 125 c506W
Mr. Leighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what official overseas visits Ministers in his Department have made over the last five years.

Mr. Fowler

A 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