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Baroness Miller of Hendon
asked Her Majesty's Government:Which Ministers in the House of Lords have visited the European Commission since 31 December 1998. [HL3662]How many visits have been made by each individual Minister in the House of Lords who has visited the European Commission since 31 December 1998. [HL3663]What was the purpose of each visit made by a Minister in the House of Lords to the European Commission since 31 December 1998. [HL3664]What has been the total cost, broken down by department, of ministerial visits by Ministers in the House of Lords to the European Commission since 31 December 1998. [HL3665]
Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Since 31 December 1998 the following Ministers in the House of Lords have visited the European Commission:
| Dates | Department | Minister | Purpose of visit | Cost of visit |
| 22–23 February 1999 | Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland | Lord Dubs | Attend Agriculture Council | £460 |
| 22–26 February 1999 | The Scottish Office | Lord Sewel | Agriculture Council meeting | £708 |
| 5 March 1999 | Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland | Lord Dubs | Attend Agriculture Council | £329 |
| 8–11 March 1999 | The Scottish Office | Lord Sewel | Attend forestry and agriculture meetings | £513 |
| 28–29 April 1999 | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean | EU/OCT partnership meeting | £819 |
| 10–11 June 1999 | The Scottish Office | Lord Sewel | Attend meeting of Fisheries Council | £522 |
| 9 July 1999 | Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions | Lord Whitty | Discussions on EU enlargement and transport issues | £174 |