HC Deb 16 November 1989 vol 160 cc493-4W
Mr. Parry

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if there are any plans to resume diplomatic relations with Albania; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Waldegrave

Our 1980 offer to establish diplomatic relations without pre-conditions remains open, but the Albanian Government have unfortunately not taken it up. Officials from the FCO have held talks with Albanian officials with a view to resolving the problems which have hindered the establishment of diplomatic relations, most recently in 1988. No agreement was reached, but we

  1. 1988–89
  2. Full Sponsorship
  3. Sir Russell Johnston (Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber)
  4. Rt.Hon. John Smith (Monklands, East)
  5. Mr. Andrew MacKay (Berkshire, East)
  6. Mr. Stuart Randall (Kingston upon Hull, West)
  7. Mr. Timothy Yeo (Suffolk, South)
  8. Mr. Andrew Rowe (Mid Kent)
  9. APRIL-OCTOBER 1989
  10. Full Sponsorship
  11. Rt. Hon. Gerald Kaufman (Gorton)
  12. Rt. Hon. Sir Peter Blaker (Blackpool, South)
  13. Mr. George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)
  14. Sir Hal Miller (Bromsgrove)
  15. Mr. Tony Blair (Sedgefield)
  16. Mrs. Elizabeth Peacock (Batley and Spen)
  17. Mr. Andrew Mitchell (Gedling)
  18. Mr. Kenneth Warren (Hastings and Rye)
  19. Mr. William Powell (Corby)
  20. Partial Sponsorship
  21. Mr. Robert Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby)
  22. Mr. Timothy Yeo (Suffolk, South)

Mr. Parry

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the cost to the Hong Kong Exchequer for(a) fares and (b) hospitality for visiting hon. Members in each of the last three years.

Mr. Maude

The cost to the Hong Kong Government of these visits for this and the three previous financial years is as follows:

should be happy to continue discussion with the Albanian Government if this seemed likely to lead to a mutually satisfactory outcome.