United States of America (Hansard, 10 March 1993)

18. Mr. Ottoway
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on United Kingdom/United States relations.

§ Mr. Hurd
United Kingdom/United States relations are in excellent shape and we expect them to remain so.

§ 25. Mr. Rathbone
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last met the United States ambassador to the Court of St. James's to discuss co-operation.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs meets the United States ambassador on a fairly regular basis. They last met on 3 March.

§ Mr. Sweeney
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what high level contacts have taken place between the United Kingdom Government and the United States Government on future relations between Britain and the United States of America since the new United States presidency began.

§ Mr. Hurd
My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister visited Washington for talks with President Clinton and members of his administration on 24 February.
My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer met United States Treasury Secretary Bentsen last weekend, and I have had meetings with Secretary Warren Christopher and Defence Secretary Les Aspin.