HC Deb 20 February 1995 vol 255 cc4-5W
Mr. Byers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what overseas visits he or his Ministers have made since 1 July 1994; and what was the duration and cost of the visits and the organisations and groups that he met during the course of such visits.

Dr. Mawhinney

Details of the overseas visits made by Transport Ministers since 1 July 1994 are as follows:

Country visited Duration Cost £ Organisations/Groups met
THE RT HON DR BRIAN MAWMNNEY, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT
USA 1 day 2,863.20 HM Ambassador, Washington*
France 1 day 115.08 EPS Eurostar
USA 5 days 11,764.20 Texas Instruments
Texas Turnpike Authority
American Airlines
United Airlines
Illinois Dept of Transport
Winconsin Central
GT Capital Railcar
Thrall Car Manuf.
Co. Wabash National Corp.
Union Tank Car Co.
Chicago Aviation Commissioner
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project
France 1 day 579.99 Telematics Conference
Holland 2.5 days 624.64 Dutch Transport Ministry; Town of Houten; Schiphol Airport
France 1 day 663.20 French Transport Minister
Belgium 2 days 1,040.58 Transport Council
Belgium 1 day 722.38 Transport Council
JOHN WATTS, MINISTER FOR RAILWAY'S AND ROADS
Germany 3.5 days 3,419.96 German State Secretary and President of Deutsche Bahn
France 1 day 470.85 Chambers of Commerce and Bridge Designers
France 1 day 318.00 Prometheus Ministers' Day
Germany 2 days 603.40 German State Secretary and Rhineland TüV
France 2 days 689.64 Informal Transport Council
LORD GOSCHEN, MINISTER FOR AVIATION AND SHIPPING
Denmark 1 day 704.00 Danish Shipping Minister
Japan 3 days 10,967.22 Kansai Airport Management; Transport, Trade and Industry Ministers; Defence Agency; Shipowners, Shipping and Marine Associations; Kawasaki Heavy Industry; Wakagyama Marine City; Virtuality Group; Airline, Railway, Shipping, Heavy Industry and Travel Companies; Media Representatives
Denmark 1 day 1,125.08 Ministers of Paris Memorandum of Understanding Group
France 1 day No costs P&O Ferries and Calais Chamber of Commerce
Belgium 1 day 649.4 Transport Council
STEVEN NORRIS, MINISTER FOR LOCAL TRANSPORT AND ROAD SAFETY
Portugal 2 days 1,248.80 Road Haulage Assn Conference
France 1 day 514.20 Paris; Ministry of Interior; The Paris Region Transport Administration

The figures include the cost of officials accompanying Ministers, with the exception of. *.

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