HC Deb 18 January 2001 vol 361 cc341-2W
Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many nights on official business(a) he and (b) his Ministers spent in Northern Ireland in each month in 2000. [145196]

Mr. Mandelson

The details requested are contained in the following table:

Nights spent in NI—2000
Mr. Mandelson Mr. Ingram Mr. Howarth
January 19 8 9
February 21 11 4
March 18 8 16
April 17 6 8
May 16 10 7

Nights spent in NI—2000
Mr. Mandelson Mr. Ingram Mr. Howarth
June 11 4 7
July 18 9 8
August 11 9 6
September 11 8 7
October 17 12 12
November 13 6 8
December 14 7 9