HC Deb 21 July 1989 vol 157 cc374-5W
Mr. Tony Banks

To 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:

£ 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.