§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment. Food and Rural Affairs what the(a) date, (b) location and (c) purpose was of visits by Ministers in her Department to Wales since 1997; and when she next intends to visit Wales. [62073]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 17 June 2002]: All travel is undertaken fully in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Ministerial Code and Travel by Ministers, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.
Since the creation of DEFRA on 7 June 2001 the Department's Ministers have been on the following visits to Wales:
Date Purpose Venue Alun Michael 25 July 2001 National Park Authority AGM Cardiff I February 2002 Rural Affairs Q & A session Cardiff 25 April 2002 Question Time Caernarvon 11 June 2002 Queen's Jubilee Thanksgiving Service Bangor 20 June 20021 National Park Authority AGM Cardiff Lord Whitty 1 February 2002 Bilateral with Carwyn Jones Bridgend Elliot Morley 11 October 20021 IWS 2002 Annual Convention Cardiff 1 Planned