§ Mr. SoamesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will list by date the overseas trips undertaken by the Minister for Trade since 18 November 1997. [37828]
§ Mrs. BeckettThe information is as follows.
Date 15–24 November 1997 Qatar (MENA summit), UAE and Yemen (Trade Promotion) 1–2 December 1997 Barcelona and Madrid (Trade Promotion) 7–11 December 1997 Poland/Czech Republic/Hungary (Trade Promotion) 12–13 December 1997 Conclusion of WTO Financial Services Negotiations, Geneva 16–18 December 1997 OECD Bribery Convention Paris and Rome (Trade Promotion/Policy) 15–16 January 1998 East-West Conference in Prague 30 January 1998 Hungary (Trade Promotion) 2 February 1998 European Parliament Committee (REX) Brussels 3–6 February 1998 Zimbabwe (Trade Promotion) 27 February-13 March 1998 Australia and New Zealand (Trade Promotion) 29–30 March 1998 General Affairs Council—Brussels 5–9 April 1998 Japan (re-launch of Action Japan) (Trade Promotion)