§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what journeys abroad, involving public expenditure, he 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.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 26 October 1993]: Information is not available in the form requested. However, the information now available in departmental records from 9 April 1992 to June 1993 is given in the table, and as soon as costs are available for each of the remaining visits to date, I will write to the hon. Member.
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Travelling Minister(s) Dates Places visited Purpose of visit Size of delegation Visit expenditure £ Minister of State 3 May 1993 4 May 1993 Nyborg, Denmark Informal Social Affairs Council 7 3,881 Secretary of State 5 May 1993 5 May 1993 Cologne, Germany Social Affairs bilateral 7 Secretary of State Minister of State 31 May 1993 1 June 1993 Luxembourg Social Affairs Council 9 4,049 Minister of State 3 June 1993 4 June 1993 Budapest, Hungary UK Know How Fund (opening of Flexible Learning Centre) 2 2,387 Parliamentary Under-secretary of State 9 June 1993 10 June 1993 Geneva, Switzerland ILO Conference 1 699