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Overseas Visits

Volume 78: debated on Monday 29 April 1985

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asked the Prime Minister if she will publish in the Official Report tables showing (a) the purpose, dates, duration and country of all overseas visits made by her since June 1983 and (b) the purpose, dates, duration, and place, including county, of all visits made by her within the United Kingdom, since June 1983.

Date

Days or Part Days*

Country

Purpose

1984

23 January1FranceTalks with President Mitterrand
26–27 January2ItalyAnglo/Italian summit
2–4 February3HungaryTalks with Hungarian Government
13–14 February2Soviet UnionPresident Andropov's funeral
19–20 March2BelgiumEuropean Council
17–19 April3PortugalTalks with Portuguese Government
4 May1FranceTalks with President Mitterrand
25–26 June2FranceEuropean Council
2–4 November3IndiaMrs. Gandhi's funeral
29 November—13FranceTalks with French Government and Franco/British Council
December
3–4 December2Republic of IrelandEuropean Council
17–22 December6China/Hong Kong/United States ofSigning of Hong Kong agreement/local engagements/talks with
AmericaPresident Reagan

1985

18 January1Federal Republic of GermanyAnglo/German summit
19–21 February3United States of AmericaTalks with President Reagan/speech to Congress
12–13 March2Soviet UnionPresident Chemenko's funeral
29–30 March2BelgiumEuropean Council
4–14 April11Malaysia/Brunei Indonesia/Singapore/Sri Lanka/India/Saudi ArabiaTalks with Heads of Government and promotion of British political and trade interests

* Including time spent travelling.

2. Visits within the United Kingdom

Date

Days or Part Days*

Place/County

Purpose

1983

29 July1Cranwell/LincolnshireRAF Cranwell
31 August-1 September2Dumfries/Dumfries & Galloway Edinburgh/Lothian Beith/Strathclyde Cunninghame/Strathclyde Largs/Strathclyde Kilbarchan/Strathclyde Bridge of Weir/StrathclydeLocal engagements
18 November1York/North YorkshireEnthronement of Archbishop of York
23 December1Newtownards/County Down Drumadd Barracks/Armagh Aughnacloy Army Base/County TyroneLocal engagements

1984

6 January1Maidstone/KentLocal engagements
24 February1Coventry/WarwickshireLocal engagements
7 April1Penzance/CornwallLocal engagements
13 April1London Docklands/Greater LondonLocal engagements
3 August1Dartford/Kent Redhill/SurreyLocal engagements
5 September2Farnborough/HampshireAir show
5–6 September2Edinburgh/Lothian Ratho/Lothian Livingston New Town/Lothian Dunblane/Central Kinross/Central Aviemore/HighlandLocal engagements
21 September1Chester/Clwyd Wrexham/ClwydLocal engagements
26 September1York/North YorkshireLocal engagements
2 October1Liverpool/MerseysideLocal engagements

1985

11 January1Milton Keynes/Buckinghamshire Towcester/Northants Leicester/Leicestershire Lutterworth/LeicestershireLocal engagements
15 March1Henley on Thames/Oxfordshire Witney/Oxfordshire Abingdon/Oxfordshire Newbury/Berkshire Stoke Poges/BuckinghamshireLocal engagements
26 April1Deeside Industrial Park/Clwyd Mostyn Dock/Clwyd 'Plas Newydd'/Clwyd St. Asaph/Clwyd Abergele/ClwydLocal engagements

* Including time spent travelling.

† Visits where I have been a guest of Her Majesty the Queen are excluded as are political or private visits.