§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the countries visited by each of the Ministers in his Department since he became Secretary of State, with the topics discussed in each country.
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§ Mr. JackThe information requested is as follows:
Country Topics discussed Secretary of State United States of America Family maintenance systems Minister of State United States of America Disability France Disability Former Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Mrs. Shephard) Germany Social Charter, Occupational Pensions operational matters Portugal Pension age, Social Charter, standards, use of IT in social security context Belgium Discussions on Social Charter with EC Social Affairs Commissioner Discussions on pensions age and Social Charter with Belgium Ministers Ireland EC Presidency—social affairs proposals Ireland Informal Social Affairs Council Belgium Speech to Social Services Committee of the Senate and meeting at National Labour Council France Visit to European Parliament, Strasbourg—general discussion Italy Forthcoming EC Presidency—Social Affairs proposals Egypt Invited by Egyptian Minister Egyptian situation discussed Italy Informal Social Affairs Council Luxembourg Forthcoming EC Presidency—Social Affairs proposals Belgium Speech to Ligue de Families