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Sweden: Ministerial Visits
Baroness Turner of Camden asked Her Majesty's Government:
- How many ministerial visits and visits by Government Departmental officials were made to Sweden in the year 2001.[HL3111]
The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston): My Answer to Baroness Miller of Hendon (6 Feb 2002, col. WA 101) concerning ministerial visits
to Sweden in 2001 did not include an entry for a visit made by the Parliamentary Secretary in the Lord Chancellor's Department on 9 February. A revised list is below.| Dates of Travel | Minister | Reason |
| 9-10 January | Secretary of State for Defence | Bilateral discussions in advance of the Swedish EU Presidency and visiting a military unit |
| 21-23 January | Leader of the House of Lords and Minister for Women | Swedish Presidency Ministerial Meeting on Equality |
| 22-23 January | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security | Attending informal meeting with Ministers on Gender Equality and Social Security |
| 22-23 January | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment and Equal Opportunities | Attending Work Life Balance Conference |
| 28-30 January | Minister of State for the Home Department | Attending Holocaust Memorial Day |
| 6 February | Leader of the House of Lords and Minister for Women | Launch of UK/Swedish Report on Women Entrepreneurship Joint Initiative |
| 7-9 February | Secretary of State for the Home Department | Attending Justice and Home Affairs Council Meeting |
| 7-9 February | Minister of State for the Home Department | Attending Justice and Home Affairs Council Meeting |
| 9 February | Parliamentary Secretary for the Lord Chancellor | Attending EU Ministers of Justice Conference |
| 12 February | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Attending bilateral meeting |
| 13 February | The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science | Attending meeting with Thomas Ostros, Swedish Research Minister |
| 15-16 February | The Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities | Attending meetings of Ministers for Telecommunications and Employment |
| 22-23 February | The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office | Launching a diversity initiative |
| 1-3 March | The Minister for Education and Employment | Attending meeting with EU Education Ministers |
| 1-3 March | The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science | Attending an informal meeting of education and research Ministers |
| 11-13 March | Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | Liaising with Swedish counterparts on better regulation and e-government issues |
| 22-24 March | Prime Minister | Attending European Council |
| 22-23 March | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Ecofin |
| 23-24 March | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Attending European Council |
| 23-24 March | The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Attending European Council |
| 30 March | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment | Attending informal Environment Council meeting |
| 7-10 April | Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Attending informal Agriculture Council meeting |
| 23 April | The Minister for Trade | Attending a meeting on trade policy |
| 20-21 April | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Ecofin |
| 4-6 May | The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Attending Foreign Affairs Informal meeting |
| 14-16 June | Prime Minister | Attending European Council |
| 14-16 June | The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Attending European Council |
| 15-16 June | Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Attending European Council |
Lord Tomlinson asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Macdonald of Tradeston: The Prime Minister has today published a pamphlet entitled Reforming Public Services: Principles into Practice which sets out the Government's strategy. Copies of this document have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses today.
Lord Palmer asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: Section 22 of the Scotland Act 1998 provides that the proceedings of the Scottish Parliament shall be regulated by standing orders, and Schedule 3 makes provision as to how certain matters are to be dealt with by standing orders.
Lord Campbell-Savours asked Her Majesty's Government:
If they will outline the strategy for the reform of the public services.[HL3217]
Whether the Scotland Act 1998 provides for the appropriate use of parliamentary time by the Scottish Parliament.[HL2906]
What the membership is of each Cabinet Committee.[HL3219]
7 Mar 2002 : Column WA44
The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn): Since the Answer I gave on 10 July 2001 (Official Report, col. WA 70), the Prime Minister has established six new Cabinet Committees and made a number of minor changes to the membership and terms of reference of existing Cabinet Committees. I have placed a copy of the current list of Cabinet Committees, their membership and terms of reference in the Library of the House. Details have been updated on the Cabinet Office website.
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