HC Deb 14 July 1995 vol 263 cc809-11W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 15 June,Official Report, column 661, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's reply to the letter from the European

Year Destination Minister1 Duration/ Dates
1993 USA and Canada Sir Wyn Roberts 12 days 12–24
1993 Dubai/Abu Dhabi/Bahrain Gwilym Jones MP September 6 days 1–6 October
1994 Belgium (Brussels) Gwilym Jones MP 2 days 16–17
1994 Spain (Barcelona) Sir Wyn Roberts February 2 days 14–15 March
1994 Sweden (Stockholm) Sir Wyn Roberts 2 days 3–4
1994 Australia/ New Zealand Gwilym Jones MP May 8 days 31 May 7 June
1995 Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) Rod Richards MP 3 days 8–10 November
1994 Argentina Rod Richards MP 4 days 14–17 May
1 On each occasion, the Minister concerned was accompanied by an official.

These visits were undertaken to promote trade with Wales. In each case, the relevant Minister headed the Welsh Office trade mission.

Commission concerning the participation of the Welsh Development Agency in European development programmes.

Mr. Hague

A full reply to the points raised in the commossion's letter will be made in due course, and will be placed in the Library of the House. I have, however, already placed a copy of the Department's interim response in the Library of the House.