§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many ministerial visits were undertaken by his colleagues in the Northern Ireland Office in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988.
§ Mr. Tom KingThe figure is estimated at something in excess of 1,000, as Ministers regularly visit all parts of the Province as part of their duties.
§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many ministerial visits were undertaken in Northern Ireland by all Ministers in the four years prior to November 1985.
§ Mr. Tom KingI do not have details of all the visits by Ministers in 1981–85, but I understand that they maintained the same practice of frequent visits to all parts of the Province.