§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the occasions on which he and Ministers in his Department have undertaken overseas visits in the course of their ministerial duties since 1997; and if he will give details of the purpose and duration of each visit. [67746]
§ Mr. Straw[pursuant to his reply, 28 January 1999, c. 361–64]: On closer examination, the list provided contained three inaccuracies. The correct list of Home Office Ministerial visits overseas between 2 May 1997 and 25 January 1999 is now given in the table:
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Minister Dates Places visited Purpose of visit Mike O'Brien 18.12.97 to 19.12.97 Luxembourg Conference on European Year Against Racism Mike O'Brien 4.1.98 to 14.1.98 Pakistan, India, Bangladesh To observe entry clearance posts Secretary of State 13.1.98 to 14.1.98 Madrid Meetings with the Spanish Minister of the Interior and Minister of Justice Secretary of State 26.1.98 Brussels Meetings with the European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee, the EPLP and the ELDR Joyce Quin 28.1.98 Brussels To address the European Presidency Racism and Xenophobia Debate Secretary of State 4.2.98 to 6.2.98 Washington, USA Accompanying Prime Minister: Meetings with National Institute of Justice, Baltimore Police Department, Department of Justice and Attorney General Reno Mike O'Brien 10.2.98 to 11.2.98 Brussels To attend the 'Lets Kick Racism Out of Football' seminar Lord Williams of Mostyn 15.2.98 to 16.2.98 Paris To address the OECD Workshop on Global Network Society Secretary of State and Joyce Quin 18.3.98 to 19.3.98 Brussels To attend Justice and Home Affairs Council Meeting Lord Williams of Mostyn 21.3.98 to 25.3.98 Thailand To launch a UK funded course on Child Sex Exploitation Joyce Quin 26.3.98 Amsterdam To address the Dutch Probation Conference Joyce Quin 8.4.98 to 9.4.98 Prague To discuss EU enlargement Joyce Quin 16.4.98 to 17.4.98 Warsaw To discuss EU enlargement Joyce Quin 21.4.98 to 22.4.98 Vienna To address the UN Crime Commission Joyce Quin 28.4.98 to 1.5.98 Budapest To discuss EU enlargement Secretary of State 14.5.98 Vienna Meetings with the Austrian Interior Minister and Minister of Justice Lord Williams of Mostyn 26.5.98 to 27.5.98 Milan To visit the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) Secretary of State and Joyce Quin 27.5.98 to 29.5.98 Brussels To attend the Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting George Howarth 7.6.98 to 10.6.98 New York To attend the UN Special Session on Drugs Joyce Quin 29.6.98 to 30.6.98 Brussels To address the European Presidency Civil Liberties and Legal Affairs Committee George Howarth 30.6.98 Brussels To address a meeting of the EU Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs Committees Secretary of State and Kate Hoey 23.9.98 to 24.9.98 Brussels To attend Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting Secretary of State 15.10.98 to 16.10.98 Avignon To attend and address a seminar on Family Law and Organised Crime Kate Hoey 28.10.98 to 30.10.98 Vienna Informal Justice and Home Affairs Council Mike O'Brien 3.11.98 to 6.11.98 Ethiopia and Nigeria To attend entry clearance conference and observe entry clearance posts Kate Hoey 4.11.98 to 5.11.98 Strasbourg Council of Europe Ministers meeting on tackling organised crime Secretary of State and Kate Hoey 2.12.98 to 4.12.98 Brussels To attend Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting Kate Hoey 6.12.98 to 8.12.98 Budapest Visit to firm up co-operation on organised crime following successful bid for twinning project Mike O'Brien 11.1.98 to 15.1.98 Slovakia, Czech Republic and Poland Meetings with Government Ministers regarding asylum seekers Secretary of State 27.1.99 Strasbourg To visit the European Court of Human Rights