§ Mr. VazTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many visits abroad he has made during 1993; and what was(a) the cost to public funds and (b) the purpose of each visit.
§ Mr. WaldegraveDuring 1993 I made five visits abroad which incurred costs borne on public funds. The costs of each visit, including those of officials travelling with me, were as follows:
Destination Cost £ Purpose Carnegie, Canada 2,240 Meeting of Science Ministers Luxembourg 1,905 European Research Council meeting Geneva 1,748 Visit to European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) Hong Kong/Japan 16,597 Ministerial visit covering science and technology issues Washington, United States of America 12,109 Discussions on public service reforms with the Vice-President