§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Prime Minister when the Cabinet Office drew up rules governing party political activities of Ministers of the Crown when travelling abroad on public business; and if he will place a copy in the Library.
§ Mr. MacGregor[holding answer 18 October 1991]: I have been asked to reply.
Each Prime Minister, on assuming office, issues guidance to Ministers on such issues. It has been the practice of successive Governments not to publish such guidance.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Prime Minister if he will list the occasions when he has participated in party political activities when travelling abroad on public business.
§ Mr. MacGregor[holding answer 18 October 1991]: I have been asked to reply.
My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister does from time to time meet fellow Conservatives in the margins of public duties. He also often meets opposition leaders of all political persuasions both in the United Kingdom and abroad.