§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many times he or his junior Ministers, or predecessors in the post, have paid official visits to(a) the Czech Republic, (b) Poland, (c) Hungary, (d) Slovenia, (e) Estonia and (f) Cyprus since May 1997; and what was the purpose of each visit. [67700]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 27 January 1999]: Since May 1997 DTI Ministers have made the following visits to Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. 622W
Ministerial visit Purpose of visit December 1997 Hungary Trade Promotion Czech Republic Trade Promotion Poland Trade Promotion January 1998 Czech Republic Trade Policy Hungary Trade Promotion September 1998 Poland Address a Seminar on Entrepreneurship and meeting with the Polish Minister for the Economy There have been no visits to Slovenia, Estonia or Cyprus.