§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he has anything to add to his reply of 18 January,Official Report, column 506, relating to overseas visits by Ministers in his Department.
§ Mr. FowlerI regret that there was an omission in my earlier reply. The full test should read as follows:
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, for example, EC, OECD, ILO.
Details are as follows: 347W
Dates Country visited 1 October to 7 October 1983 United States of America 17 October to 20 October 1983 Federal Republic of Germany and Belgium 20 November to 22 November 1983 Federal Republic of Germany 25 September to 5 October 1984 Hong Kong and Japan 11 December to 8 February 1984 France 7 February to 8 February 1985 Italy 3 July to 5 July 1985 Republic of Ireland 25 August to 3 September 1985 Federal Republic of Germany/Switzerland/Denmark 15 November to 20 November 1985 United States of America 11 December to 15 December 1985 Hong Kong and China 26 January to 28 January 1986 France 30 March to 8 April 1986 United States of America 5 April to 8 April 1986 Sweden 23 May to 1 June 1986 Japan 13 July to 16 July 1986 United States of America 6 November to 17 November 1986 Hong Kong and China 17 November to 20 November 1986 France 5 January to 12 January 1987 Israel 8 January to 15 January 1987 Japan 5 March to 11 March 1987 United States of America 23 March to 25 March 1987 Berlin 13 September to 15 September 1987 Federal Republic of Germany 22 January to 24 November 1987 Sweden