HC Deb 01 July 1999 vol 334 c250W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what dates special advisers from his Department have travelled to the United States of America on official business since 1 May 1997; which of his special advisers took part in these visits; and if he will list the meetings which these special advisers held with members and officials of the US Government during the visits, specifying the dates and locations of each meeting and the names of the US minister and officials at each meeting. [88435]

Mr. Straw

There has only been one such occasion. On 4 February 1998, Lord Warner accompanied me on a visit to Washington. He did not hold any meetings of his own but did attend meetings I had with the National Institute of Justice, the Department of Justice and Attorney-General Janet Reno in Washington. Lord Warner also accompanied me to meetings I had in Baltimore with the Director of International Programmes, Office of Mayor Schmoke, representatives of the Circuit Court of Baltimore and the Baltimore City Police Department.

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