§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list each of the overseas trips made by himself and other members of his ministerial team since 2 May, specifying in each case(a) the participating
Ministry of Defence Ministers overseas visits Date Destination Purpose Type of travel civil/RAF Cost (£) Secretary of State for Defence 12–13 May France WEU Ministerial Paris RAF Air Not yet notified 19–20 May Bosnia Visit British Forces RAF Air 5,843.00 2–3 June USA Visit UN/Bilateral Civil Air 11,418.00 4 June Germany Bilateral RAF Air 1,557.00 11–12 June Belgium NATO Ministerial Meeting Brussels RAF Air 3,330.00 23 June Germany Visit British Forces RAF Air 1,609.00 7–9 July Madrid NATO Summit RAF Air Not yet notified 15–17 September Poland/Ukraine Trilateral RAF Air 19,200.00 20–23 September Oman/Kuwait Bilaterals Civil Air 10,149,00 30 September-1 October Netherlands NATO Informal Ministerial Meeting RAF Air 4,244.00 20–22 October Bosnia/Italy Visit British Forces/Bilateral RAF Air 5,962.00 30 October France Bilateral RAF Air 2,417.00 3–4 November Russia Bilateral RAF Air 15,740.00 Minister of State for Defence Procurement 16–17 June France Visit to Paris Air Show Rail/RAF Air 1,967.00 3–12 October USA Bilateral Civil Air 10,774.00 24–27 October Netherlands Bilateral Civil Air 876.00 Minister of State for the Armed Forces 23–24 May Bosnia Visit British Forces RAF Air 10,895.00 12–13 June Belgium Attend Euro Atlantic Partnership Council, Brussels (for SofS) RAF Air 2,350.00 13 July Passendaele and Menin Gate, Belgium 80th Anniversary and Commemoration RAF Air 1,706.00 7–10 October Poland/Romania and Hungary Bilaterals RAF Air 9,683.00 14–21 October USA Bilateral Civil Air 5,067.00 Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence 19–20 June France Visit to Paris Air Show Civil Air 502.00 9–23 September New Zealand/Australia Bilaterals Civil Air 15,916.00 16–17 October Gibraltar Handover of The Mount to Gibraltar Government Civil Air 436.00 The overall costs shown (rounded to the nearest £) are those which can be separately identified as incurred by the offices of the Ministers concerned.
560WMinister or Ministers, (b) the destination of the trip, i(c) the purpose of the trip and (d) the cost of the trip; and if he will make a statement. [15268]
§ Dr. Reid[holding answer 11 November 1997]: Details of overseas visits by Ministers in my Department between 2 May and 11 November 1997 are as follows:
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