§ Mr. HallTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will place in the Library a list of all overseas visits made by all Ministers of her Department since 1992, including(a) details of the places visited and brief reasons for the visit, (b) details of the size, composition and cost to public funds of the delegation 91W and (c) the names of non-ministerial members of each delegation and the capacity in which each was present. [17488]
§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley[holding answer 1 March 1996]: I have today placed in the House Libraries a list detailing all overseas visits made by all Ministers of my Department since 1992.
Total overseas travel and subsistence costs for Ministers and accompanying private secretaries were £15,807.57 in 1993–94; £46,125.09 in 1994–95; and £23,800.89, so far in 1995–96. Figures for 1992–93 are not available.