§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report the date of proposed overseas visits which he and his Ministers are planning.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerI hope to make an official visit to the United States from 30 January to 3 February 1989. I am considering a number of other possible overseas visits by Welsh Office Ministers during 1989 including visits to a number of European Community countries, the middle east, Korea and Japan.
§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report for each of the past five years the periods that Ministers in his Department spent on official overseas visits; and if he will specify the countries visited.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerWelsh Office Ministers have made the following official overseas visits in the last five years:
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Date Welsh Office Ministers Country 1983 26 to 30 July Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Eire 10 to 21 September Secretary of State United States of America 1984 1 to 17 October Secretary of State Japan and South Korea 29 November to 5 December Secretary of State United States of America 1985 25 May to 2 June Secretary of State Finland 28 to 31 May Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State West Germany 27 August to 7 September Secretary of State United States of America 1986 7 to 20 March Secretary of State Japan and South Korea 25 to 29 May Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State West Germany 18 to 30 September Secretary of State United States of America 1987 29 August to 9 September Minister of State United States of America 27 September to 2 October Minister of State West Germany 14 to 20 November Secretary of State Japan 1988 28 June to 4 July Secretary of State West Germany and USSR 27 September to 15 October Minister of State Hong Kong, Japan and United States of America 3 to 7 October Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Sweden