My right honourable friend the Prime Minister (Gordon Brown) has made the following Statement in the House of Commons.

I am today publishing a list of all visits overseas undertaken by Ministers costing £500 or more during the period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008, which has been placed in the Libraries of the House. The list provides details of the date, destination and purpose of all such visits and the cost of Ministers’ travel and accommodation where appropriate.

Total expenditure on ministerial overseas visits for the last three financial years is set out in the table below: