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Ministers (Overseas Visits)

Volume 184: debated on Monday 21 January 1991

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To ask the Prime Minister which 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.