§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the visits outside Britain made by her Department's Permanent Secretary on official business since 1 January 1999, indicating the date and purpose of the visit in each case. [132753]
§ Mr. FoulkesThe Permanent Secretary of the DFID made the following visits outside Britain on official business since 1 January 1999:
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Official visits made outside Britain by DFID's Permanent Secretary since 1 January 1999 Date Venue Purpose 28 May-1 June Rome Discussion with heads of FAO, WFP and IFAD 8–10 June New York and Washington Discussion with UN and World Bank on Kosovo 15–29 September Barbados Discussion with DFID Regional Office St. Lucia Discussion with the Prime Minister and others Cayman Islands Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting Washington IMF/World Bank Autumn Meeting 24–26 October Russia Discussion with Ministers 28–31 October Senegal Global Coalition for Africa Meeting 31 October-1 November Sierra Leone Discussion with the President and others 14–18 November Tokyo Discussion with Japanese colleagues 6–11 December China Discussion with Minsters and Provincial Governors 2000 6–11 February Kenya Discussion with Ministers and DFID Regional Office Uganda Discussion with the President and others 19–29 February South Africa Discussion with Ministers and DFID Regional Office Botswana Discussion with the President and others 20–22 March New York Discussion with Heads of UN Funds and Programmes 15–22 April Washington IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings 11 May Paris High Level Meeting of OECD's Development Assistance Committee 19 May Brussels Discussion with EU Commissioners and Commission Officials 5–14 June Manila Discussion with President of Asian Development Bank and others Indonesia Discussion with Ministers and others Bangkok Discussion with DFID Regional Office 7–11 July Bonn Annual Meeting of Heads of International Development Agencies