HC Deb 15 February 1994 vol 237 cc721-2W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many visits abroad the Minister for Roads and Traffic made during 1993; and what was(a) the cost to public funds and (b) the purpose of each visit.

Mr. Key

My predecessor made one trip abroad in 1993.

Place Purpose Cost
Amsterdam To attend the European Conference of Ministers for Transport £341.52

Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many visits abroad the Minister of State for Aviation and Shipping made during 1993; and what was(a) the cost to public funds and (b) the purpose of each visit.

Mr. Norris

The Minister of State for Aviation and Shipping made the following visits abroad last year:

Place Purpose Cost (£)
Brussels To attend EC Transport Council 567.82
Dublin To attend meeting on shipping developments with Irish Ministers 254.00
Brussels To attend EC Transport Council 560.00

Place Purpose Cost(£)
Paris To attend Paris air show 242.10
Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt To visit European airports 874.30
Brussels To attend EC Transport Council and various aviation visits in Brussels and Maastricht 434.38
Hong Kong To attend conference on aviation security and various aviation and shipping visits 3,733.27
Brussels To attend EC Transport Council 390.28