HC Deb 21 May 1998 vol 312 cc526-7W
Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list his engagements for(a) 28 January, (b) 21 February, (c) 30 March and (d) 23 to 30 April. [42126]

Mr. Robin Cook

The information is as followsList of Secretary of State's engagements for the following dates:

Wednesday 28 January 1998 am: attended Parliamentary Labour Party Meeting in House of Commons Lunch with Sun Editorial Board pm: Meeting with Bahraini Foreign Minister and Crown Prince Office Meeting concerning the forthcoming meeting with Gibraltar Chief Minister Caruana Drinks with Will Hutton of the Observer Dinner with Gibraltar Chief Minister Caruana

Saturday 21 February 1998 No official engagements

Monday 30 March 1998 Attending General Affairs Council in Brussels

Thursday 23 April 1998 am: Cabinet meeting at No. 10 Meet the families of Chechen hostages pm: Office meeting on Gibraltar Preparation/telephone calls for General Affairs Council in Luxembourg on Monday 27 April Attend Lord Mayor's Banquet

Friday 24 April 1998 am: Office meeting to discuss possible visit to Copenhagen Interview with New Statesman Prepare speech for opening of "In Flanders Fields" Museum in Ypres pm: Office meeting on G7/G8 Interview with Mike Rawthorne, BBC TV News Interview with John Kampfner

Saturday 25 April 1998 am: Travel to Belgium to attend the opening of "In Flanders Fields" Museum and deliver speech Attend lunch with Belgian Foreign Minister Derycke pm: Travel to Luxembourg for the General Affairs Council

Sunday 26 April 1998 pm: Council briefing Dinner with Finnish and Swedish Foreign Ministers

Monday 27 April 1998—Tuesday 28 April 1998 Attend General Affairs Council, Luxembourg

Wednesday 29 April 1998 am: Briefing session for EU/GCC Ministerial meeting with officials Bilaterals with Kuwaiti and Saudi Foreign Ministers Host EU/GCC Ministerial Meeting in Lancaster House pm: EU/GCC Reception

Thursday 30 April 1998 am: Presidency meeting Cabinet meet at No. 10 Launch of Lisbon Expo pm: Preparation/meetings/telephone calls for forthcoming meetings with US Secretary of State Mrs. Albright, and Prime Minister's meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian President Arafat Interview with Robin Oakley, BBC Attend Reception for 50th Anniversary of the Independence of Israel Travel to Edinburgh for Constituency programme.