HC Deb 22 February 1999 vol 326 c75W
Mr. Gray

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the parliamentary constituencies which he has visited in an official capacity in the past 12 months. [71331]

Mr. Prescott

[holding answer 15 February 1999]Paragraph 79 of the Ministerial Code makes it clear that Ministers should inform hon. Members in advance of planned visits to their constituencies. Ministers in the Department undertake visits to all parts of the country and records of official visits are not held on a constituency basis. This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Gray

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the parliamentary constituencies which the Minister of Transport has visited in an official capacity in the past 12 months. [71350]

Dr. Reid

[holding answer 15 February 1999]Paragraph 79 of the Ministerial Code makes it clear that Ministers should inform hon. Members in advance of planned visits to their constituencies. Ministers in the Department undertake visits to all parts of the country and records of official visits are not held on a constituency basis. This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.