§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list facility trips abroad which have been granted to British newspaper journalists in the last two years. [25907]
§ Mr. BaldryThe details are as follows:
Dale of visit Destination Number in press party (journalists) 1–4 June 1993 Romania 4 Bulgaria Macedonia 6–8 September 1993 UAE 7 Saudi Arabia 22–24 October 1993 Syria 6 3–7 January 1994 Lebanon 10 Israel Occupied Territories Jordan Malta 19–20 January 1994 Turkey 2 4–11 April 1994 Brazil 2 Falklands 22–24 May 1994 Russia 3 Ukraine 11–20 September 1994 Thailand 2 Vietnam Hong Kong Japan 12–14 October 1994 Kuwait 16 Bahrain Saudi Arabia Jordan Syria Turkey 4 December 1994 Former Yugoslavia 11 3–9 January 1995 Bangladesh 1 (4 others—Lahore/ Islamabad leg only) India Pakistan 13–14 February 1995 Sweden 1 11–12 April 1995 Slovakia 2 Poland In all cases, journalists are charged for air and ground transportation.
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