Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 5 July 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on which occasions his parliamentary private secretary has travelled overseas with him or on his behalf since May 2010.
As set out in the Ministerial Code, Departments publish, at least quarterly, details of all travel overseas by Ministers. Foreign and Commonwealth Office information can be found at:
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/publications-and-documents/transparency-and-data1/hospitality/#Ministers
As also set out in the code, at paragraph 3.11:
“Where it is proposed to take a Parliamentary Private Secretary on an official visit overseas, the Prime Minister’s approval is required. Official overseas travel by a Parliamentary Private Secretary should be exceptional.”
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend
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