§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the visits outside Britain made by the permanent secretary to his Department on official business within the last 12 months indicating the date and purpose of the visit in each case. [24191]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotSince 1 April 1995 the permanent under-secretary of my Department has made the following overseas visits:
Date Country Purpose 28–30 April 1995 Germany (Munich) Attend conference organised by the Ditchley Foundation 29 August–3 September 1995 Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) followed by conference 19–20 October 1995 Belgium (Brussels) Visit to UK Delegation and International staff at NATO HQ 14–15 January 1996 Germany (Oberammergau) Keynote address to NATO Defence Planning symposium 2–4 February 1996 Germany (Munich) Attend Wehrkunde conference on security issues 27–March 1996 Pakistan (Islamabad) Co-chair inaugural meeting of the UK/Pakistan Defence Cooperation Forum 14–15 March 1996 Bosnia/Croatia Visit to UK personnel deployed with IFOR