§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many visits abroad he has made during 1993; and what was(a) the cost to public funds of each visit and (b) the purpose of each visit.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has made 50 overseas visits involving 68 countries during 1993. The cost and purpose of each visit was as follows:
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Destination Dates Purpose Cost£ Singapore 5–6 July 1993 Bilateral 278,050.00 Japan 7–8 July 1993 G7 Economic Summit China 8–9 July 1993 Bilateral Hong Kong 9 July 1993 Official talks Brussels 19 July 1993 FAC 6,000.00 Salzburg/Germany 24–26 July 1993 Bayreuth festival 5,500.00 UAE/Saudi Arabia 6–8 September 1993 Bilateral 64,267.00 Bonn 10 September 1993 Bilateral Not yet available Belgium 11–12 September 1993 EC Foreign Minister's informal weekend Not yet available Australia/New Zealand 13–19 September 1993 Bilateral 113,900.00 Washington 21–22 September 1993 Bilateral Brussels 20 September 1993 Joint Foreign Affairs/Agriculture council Not yet available United States of America (New York) 27 September–1 October 1993 United Nations General Assembly 86,284.00 Luxembourg 3–4 October 1993 FAC 10,468.00 Italy (Rome) 18 October 1993 Bilateral Not yet available Cyprus (Limmasol) 18–22 October 1993 CHOGM Syria (Damascus) 22–24 October 1993 Bilateral Not yet available Luxembourg 26 October 1993 Special FAC 7,985.00 Belgium (Brussels) 28–29 October 1993 Special EC Summit Not yet available Belgium (Brussels) 8 November 1993 FAC 5,570.00 India (New Delhi, Bombay) 14–17 November 1993 Bilateral Not yet available Luxembourg 21–22 November 1993 Western European Union Not yet available Germany (Bonn) 25 November 1993 Anglo/German Summit Not yet available Italy (Bologna, Rome) 29–30 November 1993 Bilateral Not yet available 1Costs also include those of the Prime Minister. 2 Costs also include those of the Prime Minister (G7 Summit only).