HC Deb 10 June 2003 vol 406 cc755-6W
Mr. Simon Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list each official visit in Wales he and his predecessors made since 1997, broken down by(a) constituency and (b) purpose of visit. [116630]

Peter Hain

The information requested is not held on that basis. However, since the creation of the Wales Office in 1999, my predecessor and I have undertaken a wide range of visits and official engagements in Wales. These have included visits to local employers, police authorities, universities and voluntary organisations, farms and tourism outlets and local authorities. I have also addressed a number of major conferences and given keynote speeches to a variety of organisations in Wales.