§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what journeys abroad, involving public expenditure, she and other Ministers in the Department have made since 9 April 1992; what were the dates of the journeys and the places visited; what was the purpose of the journey in each case; by whom the Minister was accompanied, and what additional public expenditure was involved; and what was the total cost of each journey made abroad by each Minister.
§ Dr. Mawhinney[holding answer 26 October 1993]: The information available is shown in the table:
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Date of journeys Places visited Purpose of visit Accompanying officials Total department expenditure £ 13–14 October 1992 Cologne Holland United Kingdom EC Presidency Health Ministers Meetings 2 857 12–13 November 1992 Brussels EC Health Council Meeting of Ministers 1 1,867 3 March 1993 Copenhagen WHO Ministers Meeting 3 2,557 3–8 April 1993 Russia, Kazakhstan Trade Mission 5 3,543 7–17 September 1993 Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Perth,, Sydney, Hong Kong Trade Mission—Health Care Industries 4 131,000 18 October 1993 Brussels To promote London as a site for the European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA) 3 11,200 Overseas visits by Minister for Health 5 October 1992 Dublin United Kingdom EC Presidency Health Ministers Meetings Private Secretary 501 12–13 October 1992 Brussels, Rome United Kingdom EC Presidency Health Ministers Meeting 1 1,010 18 October 1992 Larnaca 10th Commonwealth Private Secretary Health Ministers Conference 1 2,825 12–13 November 1992 Brussels EC Health Council Meeting of Ministers 1 547 26–27 May 1993 Brussels EC Health Council Meeting of Ministers 1 873 Overseas Visits by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Health) (Mr. Sackville) 17 June 1993 Milan (Lombardy) Promoting United Kingdom waste incineration products and to bid for United Kingdom siting of European Medicines Evaluation Agency 1 611 Overseas Visits by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Community) (Mr. Bowis) 30 March 19932 Paris To address a conference on Management issues in Psychiatry sponsored by British drugs industry 1 574 29 August-5 September 1993 South Africa Trade Mission to promote British Medical Industry (Health Promotion) 2 111,500 12–19 September 1993 United States of America and Canada Mental Health—Fact finding tour 3 119,000 14 October 1993 Paris Meeting of EC Council of Ministers for Social Affairs 1 1574 Overseas Visits by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords) (Baroness Cumberlege) 7–8 December 1992 Paris OECD Ministers' Meeting 1 794 7–17 September 1993 United States of America Fact finding visit in connection with Ministerial responsibilities 2 117,000 1 Estimated cost. 2 Mr. Yeo.