§
Mr. McNulty
Ministerial visits on official business within the United Kingdom for the period from 1 December 2003 to 30 April 2004 are given in tables 1 to 4. The visits were not made to specific constituencies and a number of visits would involve travelling to or through more than one constituency. Details of the cost of each visit could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The Government publishes on an annual basis the total costs of all ministerial overseas travel and a list of all visits by Cabinet Ministers costing in excess of £500. Information for 2003–04 is currently being collected and will be published as soon as it is ready.
| Table 1: Visits by Secretary of State |
| Visit |
Date(s) of visit |
| Opening of M6 toll road, West Midlands |
9 December 2003 |
| Launch of Queen Mary 2, Southampton |
8 January 2004 |
| Channel Tunnel Rail Link breakthrough, Kings Cross |
27 October 2004 |
| C2C/ Ford centre of excellence, Dagenham |
2 February 2004 |
| Opening of train facility, Waterloo |
23 February 2004 |
| Nottingham Express Tram |
8 March 2004 |
| Rail Seminar, Glasgow |
26 March 2004 |
| Regional visit to North East |
29 March 2004 |
| Greater Anglia Launch, Liverpool Street |
1 April 2004 |
| Rail Seminar, York |
23 April 2004 |
| Launch of Highways Agency Traffic Officers, Birmingham |
26 April 2004 |
| Rail Seminar, Cardiff |
28 April 2004 |
| Table 2: Visits by Kim Howells |
| Visit |
Date(s) of visit |
| Regional visit to North East |
2 and 3 December 2003 |
| EWS rail freight performance discussions visit, London |
17 December 2003 |
| Christmas rail blockade publicity visit, Clapham Junction |
23 December 2003 |
| Regional visit to North West |
21 and 22 April 2004 |
| Secure Station award presentation, Hereford |
26 January 2004 |
| First Great Western rail performance discussions visit, Reading |
4 February 2004 |
| Regional visit to South West |
11 February 2004 |
| Trevithick Celebrations—train naming, Cardiff |
18 February 2004 |
| Network Rail Scotland performance discussions visit, Edinburgh |
7 April 2004 |
1628W
| Visit |
Date(s) of visit |
| South West Trains—launching digital passenger information screens, Clapham Junction |
22 April 2004 |
| Rail Seminar, York |
23 April 2004 |
| London Underground power control room visit, central London |
27 April 2004 |
| Rail Seminar, Cardiff |
28 April 2004 |
| Table 3: Visits by David Jamieson |
| Visit |
Date(s) of visit |
| Visit to Coventry University |
4 December 2003 |
| AA Control Centre visit, Farnborough |
8 December 2003 |
| Launch of Queen Mary 2, Southampton |
8 January 2004 |
| Visit to Severn View "green refuelling" station, Bristol |
22 January 2004 |
| 'Sustainable Communities' visit, Redruth |
2 February 2004 |
| Visit to Ford Plant, Southampton |
26 February 2004 |
| Regional visit, Yorkshire |
3 March 2004 |
| Visit to Highway Agency Office and Exeter Airport |
25 March 2004 |
| RoSPA Conference, Brighton |
29 March 2004 |
| DVLA Campaign, Plymouth |
6 March 2004 |
| A249 Kent "sod cutting" and "Greenergy" visit, Maidstone |
29 March 2004 |
| Table 4: Visits by Tony McNulty |
| Visit |
Date(s) of visit |
| Visit to Leaside Regeneration Ltd.— Bow Flyover redesign and infrastructure improvements |
4 December 2003 |
| Opening Torquay pedestrianisation scheme |
8 January 2004 |
| Visit to Thames Gateway—Stratford area in relation to transport and the Olympic bid |
7 January 2004 |
| Opening Harrogate bus station and a Bus Challenge project |
12 January 2004 |
| Launch of "MAVIS" Rig at Mobility Advice and Vehicle Information centre, Berks and visit to Air Accident Investigation Branch |
22 January 2004 |
| Havant—Government Liveability announcement |
2 February 2004 |
| Tour of Thames Gateway with South Essex partnership |
2 March 2004 |
| Speech to South East Regional Assembly, Woking and visit to Government Office for the South East, Guildford |
3 March 2004 |
| Launch of the Solent Travelcard, Portsmouth |
4 March 2004 |
| Launch of Urban Bus Challenge project, Corby |
15 March 2004 |
| Opening of Surrey's Network Management Information Centre, Leatherhead |
24 March 2004 |
| Visit to Corn Cab taxi company, Harrow |
29 March 2004 |
| Launch of a bus fleet, Hove |
2 March 2004 |
| Visit to Rural Bus Challenge scheme, Doncaster |
20 March 2004 |
| Opening of public transport interchange scheme, Newcastle |
21 March 2004 |
| Opening of British Transport Police mobile custody suite, Stratford, London |
22March 2004 |
| Visit to an urban regeneration company and viewing of Local Transport Plan funded projects, Cornwall |
28 April 2004 |
1629W