§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many visits abroad the Solicitor-General for Scotland made during 1993; and what was (a) the cost to public funds and (b) the purpose of each visit.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe Solicitor- General for Scotland made two visits abroad during 1993. The first was to Cyprus for the Xth Commonwealth law conference from 3 to 8 May and the second was to Switzerland on 22 June for an informal meeting of the European Ministers of Justice. The cost to public funds was £1,936.15 for the Xth Commonwealth law conference and £739.00 for the informal meeting of European Ministers of Justice.