§ 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
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Minister Dates Places visited Purpose of visit Secretary of State and Joyce Quin 26 May 1997 to 27 May 1997 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council Meeting Joyce Quin 9 June 1997 to 11 June 1997 Prague Council of Europe Justice Ministers Meeting Lord Williams of Mostyn 15 September 1997 to 19 September 1997 Paris, Germany, Oslo Fact-finding to look at procedures for investigating suspicious deaths, human rights and community sentences Alun Michael 16 September 1997 to 18 September 1997 New York Visit New York Cares Scheme and New York Police Joyce Quin 17 September 1997 Paris Debate at Ecole Nationale d'Administration Joyce Quin 26 September 1997 to 28 September 1997 Sienna Pontignano Conference Secretary of State and Joyce Quin 9 October 1997 to 10 October 1997 Luxembourg Informal Justice and Home Affairs Council Joyce Quin 20 October 1997 to 21 October 1997 Strasbourg Meeting with MEPs prior to UK Presidency Secretary of State 20 October 1997 to 21 October 1997 Paris Meetings with French Interior Minister and Minister of Justice Joyce Quin 4 November 1997 to 6 November 1997 Stockholm Study of tagging and prison organisation Alun Michael 16 November 1997 to 17 November 1997 The Hague To present European Crime Prevention Awards and visit juvenile delinquents computer system and day training centre Joyce Quin 3 December 1997 to 5 December 1997 Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council Alun Michael 5 December 1997 to 8 December 1997 Bosnia To visit British Police serving in Bosnia Secretary of State 9 December 1997 to 10 December 1997 Washington G8 Meeting on Organised Crime Mike O'Brien 18 December 1997 to 19 December 1997 Luxembourg Conference on European Year Against Racism Mike O'Brien 4 January 1998 to 14 January 1998 Pakistan, India, Bangladesh To observe entry clearance posts Secretary of State 13 January 1998 to 14 January 1998 Madrid Meetings with the Spanish,Minister of the Interior and Minister of Justice Secretary of State 26 January 1998 Brussels Meetings with the European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee, the EPLP and the ELDR Joyce Quin 28 January 1998 Brussels To address the European Presidency Racism and Xenophobia Debate Secretary of State 4 February 1998 to 6 February 1998 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 February 1998 to 11 February 1998 Brussels To attend the 'Lets Kick Racism Out of Football' seminar 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]
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Minister Dates Places visited Purpose of visit Lord Williams of Mostyn 15 February 1998 to 16 February 1998 Paris To address the OECD Workshop on Global Network Society Joyce Quin 8 March 1998 to 9 March 1998 Prague To discuss EU enlargement Secretary of State and Joyce Quin 18 March 1998 to 19 March 1998 Brussels To attend Justice and Home Affairs Council Meeting Lord Williams of Mostyn 21 March 1998 to 25 March 1998 Thailand To launch a UK funded course on Child Sex Exploitation Joyce Quin 26 March 1998 Amsterdam To address the Dutch Probation Conference Joyce Quin 16 April 1998 to 17 April 1998 Warsaw To discuss EU enlargement Joyce Quin 21 April 1998 to 22 April 1998 Vienna To address the UN Crime Commission Joyce Quin 28 April 1998 to 1 May 1998 Budapest To discuss EU enlargement Secretary of State 14 May 1998 Vienna Meetings with the Austrian Interior Minister and Minister of Justice Lord Williams of Mostyn 26 May 1998 to 27 May 1998 Milan To visit the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) Secretary of State and Joyce Quin 27 May 1998 to 29 May 1998 Brussels To attend the Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting George Howarth 7 June 1998 to 10 June 1998 New York To attend the UN Special Session on Drugs Joyce Quin 29 June 1998 to 30 June 1998 Brussels To address the European Presidency Civil Liberties and Legal Affairs Committee George Howarth 30 June 1998 Brussels To address a meeting of the EU Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs Committees Secretary of State and Kate Hoey 23 September 1998 to 24 September 1998 Brussels To attend Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting Secretary of State 15 October 1998 to 16 October 1998 Avignon To attend and address a seminar on Family Law and Organised Crime Kate Hoey 28 October 1998 to 30 October 1998 Vienna Informal Justice and Home Affairs Council Mike O'Brien 3 November 1998 to 6 November 1998 Ethiopia and Nigeria To attend entry clearance conference and observe entry clearance posts Kate Hoey 4 November 1998 to 5 November 1998 Strasbourg Council of Europe Ministers meeting on tackling organised crime Secretary of State and Kate Honey 2 December 1998 to 4 December 1998 Brussels To attend Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting Kate Hoey 6 December 1998 to 8 December 1998 Budapest Visit to firm up co-operation on organised crime following successful bid for twinning project Secretary of State 27 January 1999 Strasbourg To visit the European Court of Human Rights