§ Mr. TyrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer of 29 March 1999,Official Report, column 493, on special advisers, if he will give the total travel cost of each occasion when (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity since 2 May 1997 and the place visited. [82416]
§ Mr. ByersFor the period 2 May 1997 to 31 March 1999, Special Advisers in my Department have travelled overseas in an official capacity on 12 occasions. The total cost of travel and any hotel accommodation is:
£ Country Total cost 1997 25–28 May Japan 6,184.00 10–11 September Washington DC 5,088.50 13 October Brussels 301.50 12–13 November Brussels 390.90 15–22 November India and Australia 7,142.68 1998 11–18 January China, Hong Kong 4,421.70 3–4 February Paris 381.00 11 March Strasbourg 542.80 6–7 May Brussels 295.00 18–20 May Geneva 598.67 18–20 June Singapore 5,898.30 10–16 October USA 7,024.44 All travel complied with the requirements of the Ministerial Code and the Civil Service Management Code.