§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list(a) details of all overseas trips made by him, or ministerial colleagues in his Department, paid for wholly or partly from public funds and (b) the purpose, destination and duration of such overseas trips, which officials accompanied him and the total cost in each case, including that of officials to public funds for each year since 1992. [32259]
§ Mr. FreemanThe information requested is given in the table:
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Date Destination Purpose Duration Officials attending Cost to public funds 10 November 1992 Madrid Science Visit 1 day Two 1— 8–9 December 1992 Brussels EC Research Council 2 days Five 1— 21–24 May 1993 Toronto Carnegie Group 4 days None £2,239 30 June 1993 Luxembourg EC Research Council 1 day Five £1,995 0–13 September 1993 Geneva Visit to CERN 4 days Four £1,604 23–30 September 1993 Japan Science Visit 8 days Three £28,216 17–18 October 1993 Washington Science and Public Service Visit 2 days Two £12,641 3–6 December 1993 Bonn/Brussels Carnegie Group 4 days None £506 21 March 1994 Brussels EC Research Council 1 day One £1,397 9–13 June 1994 Japan Carnegie Group 5 days None £4,986 17–18 July 1994 Germany EC Research Council 2 days Five £1,176 29 September 1994 to 9 Israel/Jordan/Occupied Science and in the Occupied 11 days Two £4,787 October 1994 Territories Territories Public Services Visit 8 February 1994 Paris Meeting with the French Minister for Science 1 day Two £683 23–28 February 1995 Mauritius/South Africa Speech in Mauritius on Public Sector Reform; Science 6 days Five £22,001 Mission to South Africa (including signature of agreement) 7–8 March 1995 Geneva Visit to CERN 2 days Four £1,995 11–18 May 1995 Washington/Ottawa Carnegie Group; Discussions on Machinery of Government; Public Service Reform and Science 8 days Six £31,509 27 May 1995 to 6 June 1995 Mexico/Brazil Building Links on Science and Technology and Public Sector Reform 11 days Four £27,048 Note:
1 Figures for financial year 1992/93 could only be provided at disproportionate costs.
Parliamentary Secretary Date Destination Purpose Duration Officials attending Cost to public funds Summer 1992 Milan/Rome Joint Research Centre/meeting with Italian Minister for Public Service Not known One 1— September 1992 Brussels/Budapest EC Research Council/Academic Europa Not known One 1— 11 October 1993 Luxembourg EC Research Council 1 day Three £2,076 4 March 1994 Brussels EC Research Council 1 day Three £1,574 23–30 September 1994 Brussels/Geneva/Glenoble EC Research Council/visit to CERN/Inauguration Ceremony for the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility 2 days Five £3,803 1–2 December 1994 Brussels EC Research Council 2 days Three £1,941 16 February 1995 Nancy, France Meeting of European Public Service Ministers 1 day Two £1,136 9 June 1995 Luxembourg EC Research Council 1 day Three £1,728 Note:
1 Figures for financial year 1992–93 could only be provided at disproportionate costs.