Education and Skills written question – answered at on 14 November 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her written answer of 7 November 2001, Official Report, columns 245–46W, on ministerial travel, what was the (a) purpose, (b) duration and (c) cost of each of the ministerial visits.
holding answer
The purpose, duration and cost of each of the ministerial visits since
Purpose | Average duration (days) | Average cost (£) |
---|---|---|
Attending Social Affairs Council Meeting x 25 | 1 | 1,600 |
Attending Education Council Meeting x 7 | 2 | 1,000 |
Attending OECD Conference Meeting x 6 | 1 | 1,400 |
Attending G8 Conference x 5 | 4 | 6,350 |
Attending ILO Conference x 4 | 2 | 1,100 |
Attending Youth Council Meeting x 4 | 1 | 800 |
Attending Higher Education Conference x 4 | 3 | 1,050 |
Attending UNESCO Conference x 2 | 1 | 1,000 |
Promoting Higher Education and Vocational Education x 2 | 8 | 10,600 |
Attending Skills Olympics x 2 | 4 | 4,400 |
Promoting Education Exports x 2 | 8 | 10,900 |
Attending European Higher Education Meeting x 2 | 2 | 925 |
Attending Meeting of Employment and Social Policy Council x 2 | 2 | 1,600 |
Purpose | Duration (days) | Cost (£) |
---|---|---|
Attending Commonwealth Ministers Conference | 8 | 15,600 |
Meeting to discuss Disability and New Deal Schemes | 4 | 11,000 |
Attending Meeting with French Minister | 1 | 850 |
Promoting Apprenticeship Schemes (BMW) | 1 | 1,200 |
Attending European Employment Week Conference | 1 | 550 |
Attending Meeting with Swedish Labour Minister | 1 | 1,050 |
Attending Meeting with Dutch Minister | 1 | 850 |
Attending European Policy Conference | 2 | 550 |
Attending Meetings with Representatives of the European Parliament | 1 | 950 |
Attending Meeting with European Ministers | 1 | 2,400 |
Attending Labour Standards Symposium | 1 | 900 |
Attending Meeting with Spanish Ministers of Education and Employment | 1 | 1,650 |
Attending Equal Opportunities Conference | 4 | 2,050 |
Attending EU Employment Ministers Conference | 3 | 2,000 |
Attending School Reform Conference | 4 | 8,450 |
Attending Disability Conference | 1 | 750 |
Delivering Speech to Quandt Foundation | 1 | 750 |
Attending Meeting to Discuss National Parliaments Action Plans | 1 | 700 |
Attending Joint EC and Eastern Europe Education Council | 3 | 1,150 |
Meeting to Discuss European Voluntary Service Conciliation | 1 | 1,200 |
Attending Anglo-Italian Seminar | 1 | 1,250 |
Attending European Commission Annual Forum | 1 | 1,450 |
Attending Human Rights Conference | 10 | 23,450 |
Attending Bilaterals with Education and Employment Ministers | 1 | 2,300 |
Attendance at Lifelong Learning Conference | 3 | 8,950 |
Attending Anglo-Spanish Employment Conference | 2 | 1,300 |
Attending Education Conference | 2 | 650 |
Attending BTI Conference | 1 | 5,500 |
Attending Education and Employment Conference | 1 | 3,200 |
Participating in Education Bilateral | 1 | 1,550 |
Promoting Education and Training | 7 | 7,700 |
Attending Meeting with EU Labour Ministers | 2 | 0 |
Attending People and Politics Seminar | 1 | 750 |
Attending Head Teachers Conference | 1 | 450 |
Visiting Centre for Income and Work | 1 | 950 |
Attending Conference and Undertaking School Visits | 11 | 9,900 |
Attending Meeting with Finnish Ministers | 1 | 1,550 |
Attending Meeting with Polish Employment Ministers | 1 | 1,400 |
Attending Meeting of Social Affairs Ministers | 2 | 1,850 |
Attending Meetings on Disability, Childcare and Equal Opportunities | 7 | 11,900 |
Attending Meetings with EU and Central and Eastern European Ministers | 2 | 650 |
Promoting Modern Apprenticeships | 2 | 1,800 |
Attending CERI Governing Board Meeting and Conference on Harnessing the Potential | 1 | 1,100 |
Attending Welfare to Work Conference | 8 | 12,600 |
Attending Meeting for Portuguese Presidency | 2 | 650 |
Attending "One" Workshop | 1 | 900 |
Attending Europe Globalisation and Future of Social Policy Conference | 1 | 1,450 |
Attending European School Net Conference | 1 | 250 |
Attending World Social Summit | 1 | 1,400 |
Attending Work, Culture and Identity Conference | 1 | 1,250 |
Attending Meeting with Swedish Employment Ministers | 1 | 1,050 |
Attending Ageism Conference | 1 | 950 |
Attending Conference for Finnish Presidency | 2 | 650 |
Attending European Diversity in the Workplace Conference | 4 | 1,050 |
Attending NAHT Annual Conference | 1 | 850 |
Attending Meeting to Discuss Anglo-Sino Education Agreement | 7 | 20,300 |
Attending Meeting with Russian Education Ministers | 4 | 4,050 |
Meeting with British Council and Undertaking School Visits | 6 | 11,350 |
Meeting to Discuss Article 13 | 1 | 750 |
Promoting Early Years Providers | 4 | 2,400 |
Attending Ministers Conference in France | 1 | 500 |
Attending Learning Communities Conference | 8 | 6,600 |
Attending Middle East Education and Labour Conference | 4 | 4,800 |
Promoting Early Years and Employment Programme | 2 | 2,600 |
Attending EU Education and Employment Conference | 2 | 850 |
Attending Education Conference | 6 | 9,850 |
Attending EU, Latin American and Caribbean Conference | 1 | 950 |
Attending Mobility Meeting | 1 | 450 |
Undertaking Visit to Institute of Florence | 2 | 600 |
Forum on Education and Employment | 1 | 350 |
Promoting British Education System | 8 | 12,050 |
Attending Meeting with British Council | 2 | 700 |
Attending Work Life Balance Conference | 1 | 1,500 |
Promoting Education, Employment and Training | 1 | 3,950 |
Attending Meeting with EU Education Ministers | 2 | 900 |
Attending Meetings of Ministers for Telecommunications and Employment | 1 | 2,600 |
Attending Meeting with Higher Education Ministers | 1 | 700 |
Attending Club 3 Conference | 2 | 500 |
Attending NASUWT Conference | 1 | 650 |
Attending EU Education and Youth Conference | 1 | 500 |
Attending Meeting to Discuss the Delivery of Employment Services | 1 | 550 |
Attending EU Education Ministers Conference | 2 | 2,950 |
Attending ICT Conference | 4 | 250 |
Note:
All travel complied with the requirements of the "Ministerial Code" and "Travel by Ministers".
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