To ask the Prime Minister how many overseas visits he has made since he assumed office; and if he will list the venue, the duration, the purpose and the cost to public funds of the visits.
[holding answer 22 July 1993]: The information requested is as follows:
Venue
| Duration
| Purpose
| Cost (£)
|
| Luxembourg | 28–29 June 1991 | European Council | 45,323·00 |
| Spain | 2–13 June 1991 | Holiday | 9,560·00 |
| USA | 27–30 August 1991 | Bilateral | 53,951·00 |
| China/Russia | 1–6 September 1991 | Bilateral | 196,844·00 |
| France | 11–12 September 1991 | Bilateral | 10,325·00 |
| Netherlands | 18 September 1991 | Bilteral | 962·00 |
| Zimbabwe | 14–22 October 1991 | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting | 199,488·00 |
| Italy | 7–8 November 1991 | NATO Summit Meeting | 54,600·00 |
| Germany | 10 November 1991 | Bilateral | 1,340·00 |
| Italy | 27 November 1991 | Bilateral | 7,947·00 |
| Germany | 27 November 1991 | Bilateral | |
| Netherlands | 1 December 1991 | Bilateral | 1,736·00 |
| Republic of Ireland | 4 December 1991 | Bilateral | 2,684·00 |
| Netherlands | 8–10 December 1991 | European Council | 64,371·00 |
| USA | 30–31 January 1992 | United Nations Security Council Meeting | 58,928·00 |
| Poland | 25–26 May 1992 | Bilateral | 53,757.00 |
| Czechoslovakia | 26–28 May 1992 | Bilateral | |
| Hungary | 28–29 May 1992 | Bilateral | |
| Germany | 5 June 1992 | Bilateral | 1,012·00 |
| USA | 6–9 June 1992 | Bilateral | 318,146·00 |
| Colombia | 9–10 June 1992 | Bilateral | |
| Brazil | 10–12 June 1992 | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development | |
| Portugal | 25–27 June 1992 | European Council | 64,458·00 |
| Germany | 6–8 July 1992 | G7 Economic Summit | 140,908·00 |
| Finland | 9–10 July 1992 | CSCE Summit | 41,612·00 |
| Spain | 7–9 August 1992 | Olympic Games | 79,469·00 |
| Spain | 16–17 September 1992 | Bilateral | 2,293·00 |
| France | 30 September 1992 | Bilateral | 4,346·00 |
| Egypt | 23–25 October 1992 | 50th Anniversary Commemoration of El Alamein | 74,616·00 |
| Belgium | 23 November 1992 | Bilateral | 7,041·00 |
| Italy/Greece | 27–28 November 1992 | Bilateral | 14,512·00 |
| Luxembourg | 30 November 1992 | Bilateral | 14,908·00 |
| Spain | 30 November to 1 December 1992 | Bilateral | |
| Portugal | 1 December 1992 | Bilateral | |
| Denmark | 2 December 1992 | Bilateral | 9,570·00 |
| Netherlands | 6–7 December 1992 | Bilateral | 8,148·00 |
| Republic of Ireland | 7 December 1992 | Bilateral | |
| France | 15–16 December 1992 | European Parliament Plenary | 7,910·00 |
| Canada | 17–18 December 1992 | EC/Canada Talks | 120,775·00 |
| USA | 18–20 December 1992 | EC/United States Talks | |
| Bosnia | 22 December 1992 | Visit British Forces | 10,828·00 |
| India | 23–28 January 1993 | Republic Day Celebrations | 179,512·00 |
| Oman | 28 January 1993 | Bilateral | |
| Saudi Arabia | 29 January 1993 | Bilateral | |
| USA | 23–25 February 1993 | Bilateral | 46,696·00 |
| Switzerland | 5–6 April 1993 | Bilateral | n/a |
| Austria | 6 April 1993 | Bilateral | |
| France | 27–28 May 1993 | Bilateral | n/a |
| Denmark | 20–22 June 1993 | European Council | n/a |
| Japan | 5–9 July 1993 | G7 Economic Summit | n/a |
| n/a=Not yet available. | |||