HC Deb 02 December 2002 vol 395 cc521-2W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what the total cost was to the United Kingdom of sending a team to the WTO mini-ministerial meeting in Sydney on 14 November; and if she will make a statement; [83654]

(2) how many (a) Ministers and (b) staff attended the WTO mini-ministerial meeting in Sydney on 14 November; and if she will make a statement. [83653]

Ms Hewitt

The UK, along with the 14 other EU member states, was represented at the mini-ministerial by the European Commission. No UK officials or Ministers attended the mini-ministerial, so there was no cost to the United Kingdom.