EU Applicant Countries (Hansard, 13 July 2000)

HC Deb 13 July 2000 vol 353 c614W 614W

§ 23. Mr. Mackinlay
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which EU applicant countries he or his predecessors have visited since May 1997. [128963]

§ Mr. Byers
DTI Ministers have visited a majority of the applicants since 1997 reflecting the importance of EU enlargement for business. My right hon. Friend the Minister for Trade has just returned from Hungary.