§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list all the visits that have been made by Trade and Industry Ministers to(a) Ecuador, (b) India, (c) Indonesia, (d) Jordan, (d) Malaysia, (f) Nigeria, (g) Oman, (h) Pakistan and (i) Thailand since June 1987; and what was the purpose of each visit.
§ Mr. NeedhamInformation on all overseas visits by Trade and Industry Ministers to these markets for any purpose since June 1987 could be made available only at disproportionate cost. The following Trade and Industry Ministers made trade promotion visits (to the markets referred to) in the financial year 1993–94.
Mr. Needham
- Thailand/Indonesia—June 1993
- Malaysia—September 1993
- Malaysia/Indonesia—November/December 1993
- India—November 1993
Mr. Eggar
- Thailand/Malaysia/Indonesia—September 1993
§ Mr. VazTo ask the President of the Board to Trade how many visits abroad the Minister for Energy made during 1993; and what was(a) the cost to public funds and (b) the purpose of each visit.
§ Mr. EggarDuring 1993 I made 12 visits abroad. The visits and their purposes are set out in the table, together with an estimate of the costs which covers travel and subsistence for me and those who accompanied me.
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Purpose/Place Cost £ Energy Policy Seminar, Norway 1,119.55 Bilateral Discussions, France 718.81 Energy and Environment Council, Luxembourg 1,802.52
Purpose/Place Cost £ Offshore Technology Conference and Bilateral discussions, USA 4,647.27 Trade Promotion, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain 5,950.38 International Energy Authority and Bilateral discussions, France 1,459.42 Energy Council, Luxembourg 3,187.95 Trade Promotion, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand 14,231.46 Trade Promotion, Kazakhstan 5,216.32 Trade Promotion, Algeria 1,851.33 Energy Council, Belgium 755.62 Bilateral discussions, Norway 884.00
§ Mr. VazTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many visits abroad the Minister of State for Industry has made during 1993; and what was(a) the cost to public funds and (b) the purpose of each visit.
§ Mr. SainsburyDuring 1993 I made 17 visits abroad. The visits and their purposes are set out in the table together with an estimate of the costs which covers travel and subsistance for me and those who accompanied me.
Purpose/Place Cost £ Foreign Affairs Council, Brussels 912.00 Steel Council, Brussels 1,045.20 Foreign Affairs Council, Brussels 1,045.20 Informal Industry Council, Denmark 1,796.40 Inward Investment Promotion and Aerospace Sector Sponsorship, USA and Canada 13,205.05 Industry Council, Brussels 1,045.20 Speech at the Inauguration Ceremony for the European Transonic Windtunnel, Germany 653.74 Inward Investment Promotion and competitiveness, Japan 18,479.83 Foreign Affairs Council, Brussels 1,065.60 Bilaterals with Commissioners Millan and Van Miert to discuss Structural Funds, the Assisted Area Map and the Shipbuilding Intervention Fund 1,072.62 Foreign Affairs Council, Brussels 1,072.62 Agriculture and Trade Council, Brussels 1,289.20 Visit to Airbus, France 855.00 Inward Investment Promotion, Germany 1,106.26 Industry Council, Brussels 1,528.20 Bilaterals with Commissioners Millan and Van Miert to discuss Structural Funds and the Shipbuilding Intervention Fund 1,251.60 Steel Council, Brussels 2,350.20