HC Deb 16 November 1989 vol 160 cc492-3W
Mr. Parry

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the hon. Members who have visited Hong Kong at the invitation of the Hong Kong Government in each of the last three years.

Mr. Maude

The list for the current and three previous financial years is as follows:

  1. 1986–87
  2. Full Sponsorship
  3. Mr. Ian Wrigglesworth (Ex-Stockton, South)
  4. Mr. Jack Dormand (Ex-Easington)
  5. Mr. David Alton (Mossley Hill)
  6. Mr. George Roberston (Hamilton)
  7. Mr. James Couchman (Gillingham)
  8. Mr. David Atkinson (Bournemouth East)
  9. Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)
  10. Mr. Robert Jackson (Wantage)
  11. Partial Sponsorship
  12. Mr. Neil Hamilton (Tatton)
  13. Mr. Hugh Dykes (Harrow, East)
  14. Mr. Clive Soley (Hammersmith)
  15. Mr. Brynmor John (Ex-Pontypridd)
  16. 1987–88
  17. Full Sponsorship
  18. Mr. Bryan Gould (Dagenham)
  19. Mr. Tristan Garel-Jones (Watford)
  20. Dr. Jeremy Bray (Motherwell, South)
  21. Mr. Jerry Wiggin (Weston-Super-Mare)
  22. Mr. Michael Neubert (Romford)
  23. Mr. George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)
  24. Mr. Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)
  25. Rt. Hon. Sir Peter Blaker (Blackpool, South)
  26. Dr. John Marek (Wrexham)
  27. Mrs. Virginia Bottomley (Surrey, South-West)
  28. Partial Sponsorship
  29. Rt. Hon. Jack Ashley (Stoke-on-Trent, South)
  30. Rt.Hon. Alfred Morris (Wythenshawe)
  31. Mr. James Hill (Southampton, Test)

1986–87 HKD 1987–88 HKD 1988–89 HKD April-October 1989 HKD
Full sponsorship (8) (10) (6) (9)
(a) Air fare 200,542 312,327 180,128 288,000
(b) Hospitality (including hotel) 127,527 126,512 80,396 89,533
Partial sponsorship (4) (3) (Nil) (2)
(a) Hospitality (including hotel) 27,119 26,577 Nil 17,585
Total 355,188 465,416 260,524 395,118

Note: Figures in brackets denote the number of Members of Parliament.

Under the Hong Kong Government's visits programme, a number of Members of Parliament are offered fully sponsored visits to the territory each year—both air fare and hotel accommodation are provided. In addition, a number of Members of Parliament who pass through Hong Kong and agree to undertake a programme of visits are offered partial sponsorship, i e hotel accommodation only.

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