Domestic Visits: Regional Ministers Julia Goldsworthy To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many official visits regional Ministers have made to the region for which they are responsible, broken down by county. Mr. Dhanda [holding answer 4 February 2008]: Regional Ministers have made a number of official visits to the counties in their regions since their appointment in July 2007. The following tables summarise those meetings made in their capacity as Regional Minister. --------------------------------------- |Break down by county|Number of visits| --------------------------------------- |Cornwall |1 | --------------------------------------- |Devon |5 | --------------------------------------- |Dorset |2 | --------------------------------------- |Gloucestershire |2 | --------------------------------------- |Somerset |2 | --------------------------------------- |West of England |2 | --------------------------------------- |Wiltshire |2 | --------------------------------------- |Total |16 | --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- |Break down by county|Number of visits| --------------------------------------- |Northumberland |5 | --------------------------------------- |Durham |3 | --------------------------------------- |Cleveland |7 | --------------------------------------- |Tyne and Wear |14 | --------------------------------------- |Total |29 | --------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- |Break down by sub region|Number of visits| ------------------------------------------- |North Yorkshire |3 | ------------------------------------------- |South Yorkshire |8 | ------------------------------------------- |West Yorkshire |12 | ------------------------------------------- |Total |23 | ------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- |Break down by county|Number of visits| --------------------------------------- |Cheshire |1 | --------------------------------------- |Cumbria |2 | --------------------------------------- |Lancashire |2 | --------------------------------------- |Greater Manchester |2 | --------------------------------------- |Merseyside |4 | --------------------------------------- |Total |11 | --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- |Break down by county|Number of visits| --------------------------------------- |Cambridgeshire |6 | --------------------------------------- |Suffolk |6 | --------------------------------------- |Norfolk |3 | --------------------------------------- |Hertfordshire |3 | --------------------------------------- |Total |18 | --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- |Break down by county|Number of visits| --------------------------------------- |Kent |4 | --------------------------------------- |Sussex |2 | --------------------------------------- |Surrey |3 | --------------------------------------- |Berkshire |2 | --------------------------------------- |Hampshire |5 | --------------------------------------- |Buckinghamshire |2 | --------------------------------------- |Total |18 | --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- |Break down by county|Number of visits| --------------------------------------- |Derbyshire |2 | --------------------------------------- |Leicestershire |3 | --------------------------------------- |Nottinghamshire |10 | --------------------------------------- |Lincolnshire |4 | --------------------------------------- |Northamptonshire |1 | --------------------------------------- |Total |20 | --------------------------------------- The table combines visits for my hon. Friend the Member for Lincoln, the previous Minister for the East Midlands, and those of my hon. Friend the Member for Corby who was appointed on the 24 January 2008. The Minister for London has made eight visits within Greater London not including visits made by the Minister relating to her Olympic responsibilities. ----------------------------------------------- |Unitary authorities |Number of visits| ----------------------------------------------- |Birmingham |1 | ----------------------------------------------- |Stoke on Trent |1 | ----------------------------------------------- |Wolverhampton |1 | ----------------------------------------------- |Sandwell |1 | ----------------------------------------------- |Telford and Wrekin |1 | ----------------------------------------------- |Dudley |1 | ----------------------------------------------- |Coventry |1 | ----------------------------------------------- |Counties: | | ----------------------------------------------- |Shropshire |1 | ----------------------------------------------- |Staffordshire |1 | ----------------------------------------------- |Warwickshire |1 | ----------------------------------------------- |Herefordshire (also unitary)|1 | ----------------------------------------------- |Worcester |1 | ----------------------------------------------- |Total |12 | -----------------------------------------------