§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what dates special advisers from his Department travelled abroad on official business since 2 May 1997; which countries were visited; and what were the names of the special advisers in each case. [87400]
§ Mr. Robin CookSpecial Advisers in my Department have visited the following countries on official business since 2 May 1997:
Andrew Hood Date Country visited 18–20 May 1997 USA 20–23 June 1997 USA 25 June 1997 France 27 June-1 July 1997 Hong Kong 28 July-3 August 1997 Egypt Occupied Territories Israel 21–25 September 1997 USA 20 November 1997 Luxembourg Switzerland 13–16 January 1998 Israel 10–13 February 1998 Oman UAE Egypt 15–18 March 1998 Cyprus Egypt Jordan Israel Syria Lebanon 5–9 December 1998 Israel 14–18 December 1998 France Belgium Germany 5–7 March 1999 France 8–11 March 1999 Nigeria Ghana Cote d'lvoire
David Clark Date Country visited 1 May 1997 France Germany 19–20 May 1997 Netherlands 5–6 June 1997 Sweden 16–17 June 1997 Netherlands 25 June 1997 France 7–9 July 1997 Spain 28–30 July 1997 Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina 7–8 October 1997 Gibraltar 20 November 1997 Luxembourg 25–28 November 1997 Hungary Czech Republic Poland 14 January 1998 France 18–19 May 1998 Turkey 10–11 December 1998 Austria 19–24 April 1999 USA