§ Mr. JamiesonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how many children in British independent schools are being paid for by the Hong Kong Government; and what is the average payment per child; [17941]
(2) what assessment he has made of the suitability of the Quantock school, Somerset, to receive money from the Hong Kong Government; and if parents who are employees of the Hong Kong Government with children at that school have been provided with the recent Office for Standards in Education report; [17940]
(3) what checks are made by the Hong Kong Government on the suitability of independent schools in Britain before payment is made. [17930]
§ Mr. HanleyPolicy on the payment of education fees for the children of employees of the Hong Kong Government is a matter for the Hong Kong Government.
§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if in his recent official visit to Hong Kong he had meetings concerning party finances; and if he will make a statement. [17825]
§ Mr. RifkindI attended a meeting of Conservatives Abroad in Hong Kong on Sunday 16 February. This was not a fund-raising event.
Political events may be included in Ministers' official programmes overseas, so long as no additional costs are incurred. There were no additional costs involved in this case and no Foreign Office official accompanied me to the reception.