§ Mr. DuncanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list which Ministers in her Department have made overseas visits and to which countries since 1 May. [27821]
§ Clare ShortThe following is the information
Year Secretary of State's visits overseas 1997 5 June Luxembourg 9 June Zurich 22 June New York 1 July Paris 2 July Geneva 15–25 September Bangladesh/Hong Kong/Japan 5–10 October Uganda/Nairobi/Rwanda 21 October Brussels 22 October Paris 27–29 October Sweden/Norway 10 November Brussels 28 November Brussels 2–3 December Canada 11–12 December Rome 15–16 December Spain/Portugal 1998 3–8 January Malawi 19 January Brussels 2–3 February Bosnia Parliamentary Under Secretary of State's visits overseas 1997 20–22 May Toronto 4–5 June Luxembourg 26–30 July Botswana and South Africa 31 August-3 September Montserrat and Antigua 12–13 October Geneva 23–26 November Ukraine 1998 13 January Paris