§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many visits abroad the Minister for Overseas Development 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. and noble Friend the Minister for Overseas Development made 21 official visits abroad to 25 countries during 1993 at a total cost of £57,814.11; 13 visits were for bilateral discussions, three for international conferences, three for European Community meetings. The remaining visits were to accompany HM the Queen for part of her state visit to Hungary and to represent the Government at President Ozal's funeral.
Costs attributable to accompanying officials are not included in these figures.
Bilateral Aid Programme and ATP 1992–93 ODA Bilateral Programme 1992–93 As a percentage of the Total Bilateral Programme Aid and Trade Provision 1992–93 ATP average over the last 5 years at constant 1992–93 prices GNP per capita 1992 £000 £000 £000 US$ Mozambique 31,441 3.03 0 0 60 Ethiopia 15,865 1.53 0 0 110 Tanzania 23,734 2.29 0 0 110