HC Deb 27 July 1999 vol 336 cc229-30W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 25 June 1999,Official Report, column 480, on United States visits by his Policy Unit, how many meetings each member held with members and officials of the United States Government on each visit, indicating the dates and locations of each meeting, the Policy Unit members involved and the names of the United States Ministers and officials at each meeting. [92302]

The Prime Minister

Details of the three occasions on which members of the Policy Unit have travelled to the United States of America on official business since 1 January 1998 when not accompanying me or other Ministers are as follows:

Dates Unit member
6–9 December 1998 Robert Hill
29–31 January 1999 David Miliband
21–28 March 1999 Sharon White

All visits were to attend a series of meetings with US public officials. All visits were undertaken in line with the rules set out in the Ministerial Code.