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Mr. Tony Banks
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, pursuant to the reply of 28 March, the individual countries visited by Ministers in his Department in the years 1983–84 and 1984–85 to date, and the costs thereof.
Sir George Young
The table shows the countries visited by DOE Ministers in 1983–84 and 1984–85 and the costs thereof.
| DOE Ministerial Visits Overseas | |
| Countries Visited | Cost |
| £ | |
| 1983–84 | |
| France and Holland | 845 |
| France and Luxembourg | 1,072 |
| Germany | 981 |
| Spain | 798 |
| Belgium (three visits) | 1,365 |
| Greece | 1,283 |
| Luxembourg | 521 |
| Cyprus | 630 |
| Yugoslavia | 1,939 |
| 13 Countries Visited | 9,434 |
| 1984–85 | |
| Germany (three visits) | 1,824 |
| Luxembourg and Germany | 604 |
| Italy (two visits) | 2,349 |
| France (two visits) | 400 |
| Norway | 777 |
| Belgium | 331 |
| Bahrain and Gulf States | 3,069 |
| Malta | 1,087 |
| USA | 5,009 |
| Malaysia, Hong Kong and USA | 8,991 |
| 17 Countries visited | 24,441 |
Notes:
1. The costs cover both Ministers' costs and those of private secretaries accompanying them.
2. They include all travel expenses and where relevant hotel subsistence and official entertainment.