§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many times Ministers in his Department have met their counterparts in the US Government since 1 June 1998; and if he will list the dates and locations of each meeting, the Ministers involved on each occasion, and the name of the US counterpart at each meeting. [77117]
§ Mr. PrescottThe information for DETR is as follows:
Date Location DETR minister US counterpart 7 July 1998 Washington Richard Caborn Saul Ramirez (Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development) 16–18 September 1998 Japan John Prescott Stu Eizenstat (Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs) 10–13 November 1998 Buenos Aires John Prescott, Michael Meacher Stu Eizenstat (Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs) 25 January 1999 London John Prescott Frank Loy (Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs) 30 January 1999 London John Prescott Al Gore, Vice President