HC Deb 23 February 1998 vol 307 c37W
Mr. Duncan

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list which Ministers in his Department have made overseas visits and to which countries since 1 May. [27812]

Dr. Reid

[holding answer 5 February 1998]: The information requested is as follows:

  • Secretary of State for Defence
  • 1997
  • May—France, Bosnia
  • June—USA, Belgium, Germany (twice)
  • July—Spain
  • September—Poland, Ukraine, Oman, Kuwait, Netherlands
  • November—Russian, German, Italy
  • December—Belgium, Germany
  • Minister of State for Defence Procurement 1997
  • June—France
  • October—USA, Netherlands
  • November—UAE, Bahrain, Qatar
  • December—Malaysia
  • Minister of State for the Armed Forces 1997
  • May—Bosnia, Croatia
  • June—Belgium
  • July—Belgium
  • October—Poland, Rumania, Hungary, USA
  • November—France
  • December—Bosnia
  • 1998
  • January—Cyprus
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence 1997
  • June—France
  • September—Australia, New Zealand
  • October—Gibraltar
  • November—Baltic States