§ Mr. WrayTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will list the exact dates of ministerial visits to Nigeria since June 1993 listing the Ministers and the reasons for the visit in each case; [17778]
(2) if he will list the exact dates of visits by officials in his Department to Nigeria since June 1993 and the reason for the visit in each case. [17784]
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§ Mr. NeedhamIn accordance with EU measures announced in 1993, there have been no visits by any Ministers from the Department of Trade and Industry during the period specified. Officials from the Department's overseas trade services division have, however, visited Nigeria since June 1993 and the specific dates where available are listed in the table. In each case, the visit was entirely for trade promotion purposes.
Official Number of visits Period Export Promoter 5 25 January–4 February 1994 14 February–18 February 1994 9 May–13 May 1994 27 November–7 December 1994 19 February–25 February 1995 Grade 7 2 October 1993 February 1994 HEO 8 September 1993 November 1993 April 1994 June 1994 September 1994 25 November–3 December 1994 26 January–3 February 1995 (with successor) EO 1 26 January–9 February 1995