HC Deb 07 July 1988 vol 136 cc671-2W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the countries in Central America visited by departmental Ministers since 1979 with the date and duration of each visit.

Mr. Eggar

The following list gives details of FCO departmental Ministers' visits to Central America and Mexico since 1979.

Date
Belize
Lady Young 9–11 November 1983
Lady Young 7–10 March 1985
Mr. Patten 23–26 September 1987
Mr. Eggar 7–9 May 1988
Costa Rica
Mr. Ridley 5–7 May 1980
Lady Young 15–17 November 1983
Sir Geoffrey Howe 28–29 September 1984
Lady Young 8–9 January 1986
El Salvador
Mr. Ridley 8 May 1980
Guatemala
Lady Young 9–10 February 1987
Honduras
Mr. Ridley 4–5 May 1980
Nicaragua
Mr. Ridley 7 May 1980
Mexico
Lord Carrington 3–5 August 1980
Lady Young 4–10 February 1984
Lady Young 9–12 January 1986
Sir Geoffrey Howe 3–6 January 1987

made against the United Kingdom in the European Court of Human Rights, giving the date, the relevant articles of European convention, and a brief description of the subject matter.

Mrs. Chalker

The information is as follows:

Date
Mr. Patten 20 September 1987
Mr. Eggar 1–3 June 1988

Forward to