§ Mr. FormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for himself, and for each of the Ministers at his Department, details of (i) the number of visits made in the past month to destinations outside the United Kingdom but within the European Community on official business related to the European Community, (ii) the number of visits made to Brussels within the past month on official business related to the European Community and (iii) the number of nights spent over the past month away from the United Kingdom on official European Community business.
§ Mr. ForthIn the four weeks to 21 November, my right hon. and learned Friend made one visit to Germany, and I made one visit to Brussels to attend a Social Affairs Council. Neither of these visits involved an overnight stay.
§ Mr. FormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of visits made by officials in his Department during the past month to destinations outside the United Kingdom but within the European Community on official business related to the European Community, the number of visits made by officials in his Department to Brussels within the past month on official business related to the European 551W Community and the number of nights spent by officials in his Department over the past month away from the United Kingdom on official European Community business.
§ Mr. ForthCentral records are not kept. The following information has been obtained by a telephone survey of the Employment Department group. In the four weeks to 21 November in connection with official EC business:
- 37 officials visited destinations outside the United Kingdom but within the rest of the European Community;
- 54 officials visited Brussels;
- officials spent 122 nights away from the United Kingdom.