§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Prime Minister if she will list all visits of Government Ministers or officials to Malaysia, with dates, since 1979.
§ The Prime MinisterI have visited Malaysia in April 1985, August 1988 and October 1989. Other ministerial visits, in the period since May 1979 are as follows:
- 1979
- June Mr. Parkinson, Minister of State, Trade and Industry
- June Lord Carrington, Secretary of State, FCO
- 1980
- January Mr. Blaker, Minister of State, FCO
- March Mr. Blaker, Minister of State, FCO
- March Lord Carrington, Secretary of State, FCO
- 1981
- January Lord Trenchard, Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
- February Lord Ferrers, Minister of State, Agriculture
- April Mr. Baker, Minister of State, Trade and Industry
- September Mr. Rees, Minister of State, Trade and Industry
- October Mr. Nott, Secretary of State, Defence
- 1982
- February Lord Carrington, Secretary of State, FCO.
- 1983
- Nil
- 1984
- February Mr. Luce, Minister of State, FCO.
4 - May Mr. Baker, Minister of State, Information.
- August Lord Bellwin, Minister of State, DOE.
- 1985
- July Mr. Channon, Minister of Trade.
- September Mr. Lee, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, MOD.
- November Mr. Heseltine, Secretary of State, MOD.
- 1986
- February Mr. Lee, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, MOD.
- June Mr. Lee, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, MOD.
- June Mr. Renton, Minister of State, FCO.
- September Mr. Patten, Minister of State, DOE.
- October Mr. Jopling, Minister of Agriculture.
- 1987
- March Mr. Younger, Secretary of State, MOD.
- April Lord Hailsham, Lord Chancellor.
- September Mrs. Chalker, Minister of State, FCO.
- 1988
- March Mr. Younger, Secretary of State, MOD.
- April Sir Geoffrey Howe, Secretary of State FCO.
- October Mr. MacGregor, Minister of Agriculture.
- October Mr. Sainsbury, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, MOD.
- October Mr. Forth, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, DTI.
- November Lord Glenarthur, Minister of State, FCO.
- 1989
- February Mr. Atkins, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, DTI.
- March Mr. Atkins, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, DTI.
- April Mr. Younger, Secretary of State, MOD.
- October Mr. Howard, Minister of State, DOE.
- October Mr. Major, Secretary of State, FCO.
- 1990
- January Lord Brabazon, Minister of State, FCO.
- February Mr. Maude, Minister of State, FCO.
A record of visits by officials is available only at a disproportionate cost.