§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much was spent by his Department on travelling abroad by(a) Ministers and (b) officials in each of the last three financial years; and which countries were visited.
§ Mr. HagueInformation for financial years prior to 1992–93 is not available in the form requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
The sum spent in the financial year 1992–93 on the cost of travelling abroad was £403,600. Countries visited in that period were:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA and Zimbabwe.Separate figures for Ministers and officials are not available.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much has been spent by his Department in each of the last three financial years on costs for officials travelling to France.
§ Mr. HagueInformation on costs for officials travelling to France in years prior to 1992–93 is not available in the form requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The sum spent in the financial year 1992–93 on the cost of travel to France by officials was £26,735.