HC Deb 28 January 1997 vol 289 c197W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list for each of the Ministers in his Department how many official ministerial visits they have undertaken since 1 January; and how many of these have been abroad. [9378]

Mr. Soames

All Ministers of this Department have made numerous visits to defence establishments and other organisations throughout the country; details of every ministerial visit are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, details of overseas visits are readily available, and the number for each Minister from 1 January 1996 to 13 December 1996 is:

  • Secretary of State: 31
  • Min (AF): 15
  • Min (DP): 7
  • USofs: 9

Note:

An overseas visit may include more than one country.