§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Prime Minister what has been the total cost of her overseas travel, including her staff, for each year from 1979–80; and how many countries were visited in each year.
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 20 July 1989]: The cost of my overseas travel, and of those accompanying me every year1 since 1979 and the number of countries visited in each year is as follows: 375W
£ Number of countries visited 21979–80 151,864 9 1980–81 133,206 12 1981–82 556,000 16 1982–83 523,587 13 1983–84 216,146 11 1984–85 414,259 10 1985–86 457,483 16 1986–87 447,066 13 1987–88 341,880 11 1988–89 612,852 14 1 Billing delays prevent some costs from being shown in the financial year in which the services were provided. The figures, therefore, do not necessarily reflect when the expenditure was actually incurred. 2 From May 1979.