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Points of Order
42. Mr. Harry Greenway: To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will make a statement on the procedure for raising points of order during a Division. [8743]
Mr. Newton: I refer my hon. Friend to page 366 of the 21st edition of Erskine May and to the Second Report from the Sessional Committee on Procedure (HC 152 (1976-77)).
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Royal Family (Overseas Visits)
Mr. Tony Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 20 November, Official Report, column 555, how much of the sums paid for clothing to members of the royal family and those accompanying them went to (a) the Duke and Duchess of Kent and (b) the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester; and what sum was devoted to hiring charges. [9950]
Mr. Rifkind: In 1995-96, the cost to my Department for clothing for official overseas visits by the Duke and Duchess of Kent and those accompanying them was £5,300; for the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and those accompanying them, it was £3,000. None of these sums was devoted to hiring charges.
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North Korea
Mr. Elletson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last discussed the situation in North Korea with the United States Government; and if he will make a statement. [9830]
Mr. Hanley: My right hon. and learned Friend the Foreign Secretary discussed North Korea with the US Secretary of State on 10 December when he raised our concern over the increased tension on the Korean peninsula since the submarine incident in September. Since then, the North Korean Government have issued a statement of apology on 29 December.
Mr. Elletson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last discussed the situation in North Korea with the Government of the Republic of South Korea; and if he will make a statement. [9831]
Mr. Hanley: My right hon. and learned Friend the Foreign Secretary had a meeting with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea on 3 December, and I held talks with the Vice-Minister on 17 December. At both we discussed the situation on the Korean peninsula in the aftermath of the submarine incident. The statement of apology issued by North Korea on 29 December undertaking to ensure no recurrence of such incidents has led to a welcome easing of tension on the peninsula.
Ministerial Visits (Accommodation)
Mr. Hall: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the occasions when Cabinet Ministers on official visits to (a) Singapore, (b) Thailand, (c) Malaysia, (d) Japan and (e) South Korea have used (i) the official residence and (ii) a residence other than the official residence since 1994, indicating the cost involved. [9960]
Mr. Hanley: The official visits made by Cabinet Ministers to Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea since 1994 are shown in the table.
| Date | Minister | Destination | Accommodation | Cost £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| 11 to 20 September | Secretary of State | Thailand and Japan | Residence, Bangkok x two nights; residence, Tokyo x two nights | |
| 1996 | ||||
| 26 August to 4 September | Secretary of State | Japan | Residence, Tokyo x one night | |
| 27 October to 2 November | Secretary of State | Thailand | Residence, Bangkok x three nights | |
| There were no visits made by the Secretary of State in this period to Singapore, Malaysia or South Korea Ministry of Defence | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| January | Secretary of State | Singapore and Malaysia | Residence, Singapore; residence, Kuala Lumpur | |
| January | Secretary of State | South Korea | Hotel | Guest of Government |
| September | Secretary of State | Japan | Residence, Tokyo | |
| Department of Health | ||||
| 1995 | ||||
| 13 to 17 March | Secretary of State | Japan and South Korea | Residence, Tokyo; Hotel, Seoul | |
| 11 to 14 September | Minister of Health | Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia | Hotel, Singapore; residence, Bangkok; residence, Kuala Lumpur | 859.93 |
| 1996 | ||||
| 14 to 20 September | Minister of Health | Singapore, Thailand, Japan and South Korea | Hotel, Singapore; Residence, Singapore; Hotel, Kuala Lumpur; Hotel, Tokyo; Residence, Tokyo; Residence, Seoul | 424.34 385.42 601.91 |
| Lord Chancellor's Office | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| 8 January 1994 | Lord Chancellor | Singapore | Residence, Singapore | |
| Department of National Heritage | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| 27 to 30 May | Secretary of State | Japan | Residence, Tokyo | |
| Department of Transport | ||||
| 1995 | ||||
| 18 to 24 April | Secretary of State | Japan and South Korea | Residence, Tokyo x two nights | |
| Hotel, Nagoya x one night (20) | £425.22 | |||
| Hotel, Kyoto x one night | £232.91 | |||
| Hotel, Seoul x three nights | £252.00 | |||
| 1996 | ||||
| 10 to 11 April | Secretary of State | Singapore | Residence, Singapore | |
| 29 to 30 July | Secretary of State | Malaysia | Hotel, Langkawi x one night | £155.00 |
| Residence, Kuala Lumpur x one night | ||||
| Welsh Office | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| 6 to 9 September | Secretary of State | Japan | Hotel, Osaka x one night | no cost available |
| Residence, Tokyo x three nights | ||||
| 1995 | ||||
| 10 to 15 September | Secretary of State | Japan and South Korea | Residence, Tokyo x two nights | |
| Hotel, Osaka x two nights | no cost available | |||
| Residence, Seoul x two nights | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| 9 to 14 September | Secretary of State | South Korea and Japan | Residence, Seoul x one night | |
| Residence, Tokyo x two nights | ||||
| Hotel, Osaka, x one night | no cost available | |||
| Hotel, Heppu, x one night | no cost available | |||
| Hotel, Osaka x one night | no cost available | |||
| Scottish Office | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| May | Secretary of State | Japan and South Korea | Residence, Tokyo | |
| Hotel, Osaka | £893.00 | |||
| Residence, Seoul |
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Mr. Hall: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the official residences owned by his Department in south America; and if he will indicate the occasions when Cabinet Ministers on official visits to each country have used (a) the official residence and (b) a residence other than the official residence since 1994, indicating the cost involved. [9955]
Mr. Hanley: Official residences are owned in the following cities: Asuncion, Belmopan, Bogota, Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Guatemala City, La Paz, Lima, Montevideo, Panama City, Quito, Rio de Janiero, San Jose, San Salvador, Santiago, Sao Paulo.
Information currently at hand indicates the following visits by Cabinet Ministers to the area since 1994:
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Lord Chancellor
Chile 25 to 28 May 1996 (accommodation at Santiago residence);
Peru 29 to 31 May 1996 (Lima residence);
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Argentina 22 to 24 August (Buenos Aires residence);
Bolivia 25 to 28 August 1994 (La Paz residence);
Colombia 29 August to 2 September 1994 (Bogota residence);
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Brazil 4 to 11 April 1994 (Maksoud Plaza hotel);
Sao Paulo
Copacabana Palace
hotel, No cost--guest of Government
Rio de Janiero,
Brasilia residence)
Brazil and Bolivia 8 to 17 April 1996 (Brasilia residence);
Copacabana Palace hotel,
Rio de Janiero No cost--guest of Government
Hotel Moferraj Sheraton,
Sao Paulo
Lord Presidence of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons:
Ecuador, Paraguay, Uraquay and Brazil, 7 to 22 August 1996 (Quito residence, Asuncion residence, Montevideo residence, hotel International Brasilia (Cost not available));
Secretary of State for Education and Employment:
Chile and Colombia, 28 May to 4 June 1996 (Residences at Santiago and Bogota but for one night in hotel--cost £362);
Secretary of State for Defence:
Chile December 1996 to January 1997 (Santiago residence).
We are still awaiting information from other Departments which may add to this list. I shall write separately when it has been received.
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