§ Mr. Rhodri MorganTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the occasions on which he and his Ministerial colleagues have been on overseas trade missions in(a) 1992–93, (b) 1993–94 and (c) 1994–95; how many such visits are programmed for 1995–96; and if he will give the out-turn, estimated or anticipated cost for each year. [19217]
§ Mr. HeseltineDetails of overseas trade missions undertaken by me and my Department of Trade and Industry ministerial colleagues for the years requested, are as follows. The programme for 1995–96 is still subject to review and final details are not yet available.
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Year Dates 1992–93 United States 26 March–9 April United States 3–6 May Germany 7–9 May France 18 May Portugal 1 June Hong Kong, China 21–20 July India 11–18 September Argentina and Paraguay 25 September-2 October Russia 27–30 September Hong Kong, China 23–28 October Japan, China 10–16 November Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, 26 December-9 January China Saudi Arabia 8–11 January Slovenia 3–6 February Japan 4–10 March Total estimated cost: (for Ministers and Private Secretaries) £66,026.70 1993–94 Dubai, Qatar 12–14 April Hong Kong, Korea 23–28 April Japan 24–27 April United States 29 April-5 May Qatar, United Arab Emirates, 14–19 May Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Denmark 15 May Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore 29 May-5 June Mexico, Argentina 31 May-7 June Luxembourg 14 June Republic of Ireland 4–6 July Turkey 16–22 July Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand 10–18 September Singapore 11–16 September Czech and Slovak Republics 12–16 September Brazil 13–20 September Japan, Malaysia 17–23 September Tanzania and Zimbabwe 24 September-1 October Kazahkstan 28 September-2 October Algeria 11–12 October China, Hong Kong, Taiwan 17–24 October China 24–29 October India 16–18 November Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore 30 November-3 December Portugal 17 February India, Sri Lanka 21–28 February
Year Dates Foreign Affairs Council-Brussels 7 March Morocco, Tunisia 27–31 March Total estimated cost: (for Ministers and Private Secretaries) £142,473.28 1994–95 Oman, Saudi Arabia 24–28 April United States 1–6 May Ghana 4–6 May Oman 13–15 May Malaysia 22–24 May Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan 22–27 May Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, 29 May-14 June Malaysia, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 27–28 June South Africa 9–15 July Brussels 17–19 July Argentina, Brazil 23–29 July Brazil, Chile, Argentina 7–17 September Puerto Rica and Cuba 7–9 September Singapore, Australia, 10–24 September New Zealand Singapore, Hong Kong, 13–26 October Indonesia, Philippines United States, Colombia, 14–23 September Venezuela South Korea, Malaysia 15–21 October Japan 13–17 November India 13–19 November Egypt 13–15 November Austria 27–29 November Malta 25–27 January Japan 27 January-1 February United States 6–7 February Turkmenistan 6–9 February India 14–16 February Sri Lanka, India 20–25 February Saudi Arabia 25–28 March Total estimated cost: (for Ministers and Private Secretaries) £175,480.90