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Mr. Tom Clarke
To ask the Prime Minister which Ministers have visited Japan since 1983.
The Prime Minister
The following Ministers have visited Japan since 1983:
1983
- 18 to 23 January
- Mr. Jenkin, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 5 to 12 March
- Mr. Blaker, Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
1984
- 26 to 27 May
- Sir Geoffrey Howe, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- 26 September to 6 October
- Mr. Morrison, Minister of State, Department of Employment
- 1 to 13 October
- Mr. Edwards, Secretary of State for Wales 6 to 9 October
- Mr. Luce, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- 28 October to 2 November
- Mr. Butcher, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry
1985
- 15 to 19 April
- Mr. Tebbit, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
- 2 to 9 June
- Mr. Pattie, Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry.
- 2 to 14 June
- Mr. Brooke, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Education and Science.
- 10 to 14 September
- Mr. Hunt, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy.
- 1 to 5 October
- Mr. Ridley, Secretary of State for Transport.
- 25 October to 2 November
- Mr. Younger, Secretary of State for Scotland.
1986
- 11 to 19 March
- Mr. Edwards, Secretary of State for Wales.
- 1 to 5 April
- Mr. Howard, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry.
- 4 to 6 May (Tokyo Economic Summit)
- Mrs. Thatcher, Prime Minister, Sir Geoffrey Howe, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Mr. Lawson, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- 24 to 30 May
- Mr. Trippier, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Employment.
- 22 July
- Mr. Raison, Minister for Overseas Development.
- 17 to 20 September
- Mr. Spicer, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Transport.
- 23 to 25 September
- Mr. Morrison, Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry.
- 13 to 16 October
- Lord Trefgarne, Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
- 24 to 28 November
- Mr. Channon, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
1987
- 10 to 12 January
- Mr. Clarke, Paymaster-General, Department of Employment.
- 16 to 19 January
- Mrs. Rumbold, Minister of State, Department of Education and Science.
- 16 to 19 January
- Mr. Needham, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office.
- 5 to 8 April
- Mr. Howard, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry.
- 20 to 24 April
- Mr. Shaw, Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry.
- 17 to 21 October
- Mr. Rifkind, Secretary of State for Scotland
- 15 to 20 November
- Mr. Walker, Secretary of State for Wales
1988
- 9 to 13 January
- Mr. Geoffrey Howe, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
- 10 to 17 March
- Lord Young, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. 5 to 8 July
- Mr. Patten, Minister for Overseas Development.
- 27 August to 2 September
- Mr. Bottomley, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport.
- 12 to 16 September
- Mr. MacGregor, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
- 30 September to 1 October
- Mr. Morrison, Minister of State, Department of Energy.
- 1 to 8 October
- Mr. Roberts, Minister of State, Welsh Office.
- 15 to 18 October
- Lord Glenarthur, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- 23 to 26 October
- Mr. King, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
- 12 to 19 November
- Mr. Lang, Minister of State, Scottish Office.
1989
- 14 to 19 January
- Mr. Maude, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry.
- 23 to 25 February
- Sir Geoffrey Howe, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
- 2 to 6 April
- Mr. Moore, Secretary of State for Social Security.
- 18 to 24 May
- Lord Young, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
- 13 to 21 June
- Mr. Lee, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Employment.
- 10 to 14 September
- Mr. Rifkind, Secretary of State for Scotland.
- 19 to 21 September
- Mrs. Thatcher, Prime Minister.
- 24 September to 4 October
- Mr. Jackson, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Education and Science.
- 27 to 30 September
- Mr. Walker, Secretary of State for Wales.
- 5 to 7 October
- Mr. Howard, Minister of State, Department of the Environment.
- 15 to 18 November
- Lord Trefgarne, Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry.
- 26 November to 2 December
- Lord Sanderson, Minister of State, Scottish Office.
- 4 to 8 December
- Mr. Needham, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office.
1990
- 10 to 15 May
- Mr. Ridley, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. 24 to 29 June
- Mr. Eggar, Minister of State, Department of Employment. 15 to 18 July
- Mrs. Chalker, Minister for Overseas Development.
- 9 to 11 September
- Mr. Hurd, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
- 11 to 14 September
- Mr. Howard, Secretary of State for Employment.
- 15 to 19 September
- Mr. Patten, Secretary of State for the Environment.
- 28 September to 4 October
- Mr. Mellor, Minister for the Arts.
- 2 to 7 November
- Mr. Lang, Minister of State, Scottish Office.
- 13 to 22 November
- Mr. Hunt, Secretary of State for Wales.
- 25 November to 1 December
- Mr. Needham, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office.
- 9 to 12 December
- Lord Caithness, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
1991
- 17 to 19 January
- Mr. Liffey, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.