§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the foreign visits made by(a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in the last year indicating the cost of each visit. [31283]
§ Mr. BurtThe information requested is in the table.
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. [32258]
§ Mr. BurtThe information is in the tables.
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Secretary of State Date and duration of visit Minister Numbers accompanying Place and purpose of visit Cost £ 1–2 February 1985 Peter Lilley 4 Paris Informal Social Affairs Council 2,445.17 11–12 May 1995 Peter Lilley 1 Switzerland Fact-finding visit about Swiss Social Security 1,133.75
Minister of State Date and duration of visit Minister Numbers accompanying Place and purpose of visit Cost £ 20–21 May 1992 Nicholas Scott 0 Limerick Council of Europe, Conference of Social Security Ministers 143.35 23–24 May 1992 Nicholas Scott 2 Luxembourg Social Affairs Council 1,006.86 2–5 September 1992 Nicholas Scott 2 Barcelona Paralympic Games and bilateral meeting with Spanish Minister of State 1,303.68 7–11 October 1992 Nicholas Scott 2 Montreal International meeting Ministers 4,473.90 11–13 October 1992 Nicholas Scott 2 New York UN General Assembly 3,012.90 8–9 December 1992 Nicholas Scott 1 Paris OECD meeting 456.78 27 May–6 June 1993 Nicholas Scott 6 China Fact-finding visit about disability issues 13,926.30 9–10 November 1993 Nicholas Scott 1 Brussels Informal Social Affairs Council 550.62 17–20 March 1994 Nicholas Scott 3 Lillehammer Paralympic Games 1,275.00 29–31 May 1995 Lord MacKay 3 Lisbon Sixth Conference of European Social Security Ministers 3,088.60 9–15 September 1995 William Hague 2 USA Fact-finding visit about disability anti-discrimination legislation 6,813.59 1086W1087W
Parliamentary Secretary Date and duration of visit Minister Numbers accompanying Place and purpose of visit Cost £ 28 January 1993 Ann Widdecombe 4 Copenhagen Social Affairs Council 4,500.00 1 February 1993 Lord Henley 2 Strasbourg To open Beveridge Exhibition 1,125.30 26–27 February 1993 Alistair Burt 2 Germany Bilateral talks with German Social Security Ministers 332.50 28 April 1993 Lord Henley 1 Republic of Ireland Meeting Board of Management Trust: War Pensions 460.00 15 May 1993 Alistair Burt 2 Brussels Bilateral talks with Belgian Social Security Ministers 590.52
Parliamentary Secretary Date and duration of visit Minister Numbers accompanying Place and purpose of visit Cost £ 28–30 September 1993 Alistair Burt 1 Republic of Ireland Bilateral talks with Irish Social Security Minister and visit to Community Development Programme 426.00 18–19 April 1994 Alistair Burt 4 Luxembourg Social Affairs Council 1— 28 May to 5 June 1994 Alistair Burt 3 Canada and USA Fact-finding visit about family issues 13,177.38 21–22 June 1994 Alistair Burt 4 Luxembourg Social Affairs Council 2,948.42 1Details not available.