Transparency data
FCO senior staff travel costs, January to March 2014
Updated 31 October 2014
| DATE | DESTINATION | PURPOSE | TRAVEL - Air | TRAVEL - Rail | TRAVEL - Taxi/ Car | Accommodation/ Meals | OTHER (Including Hospitality Given) | TOTAL COST (拢) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Fraser | PUS | 26-29 Jan | Cairo and Tripoli | Bilateral with counter-parts and all staff meeting (in both Cairo and Libya) | 拢1,006.35 | Not set | Not set | Residence at both | Not set | 拢1,006.35 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Fraser | PUS | 10-12 Feb | Vienna and Stockholm | Bilateral with counter-part and all staff meeting (in both Vienna and Stockholm ) | 拢655.10 | Not set | Not set | Residence at both | Not set | 拢655.10 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Fraser | PUS | 13-14 Mar | Paris | Trilateral with German and French counter-parts & all staff meeting at BE Paris | 拢229.00 | Not set | Not set | Private Residence | Not set | 拢229.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Fraser | PUS | 21-22 Mar | Brussels | Attend the Brussels Forum | 拢251.00 | Not set | Not set | Ducale | Not set | 拢251.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Fraser | PUS | 27-Mar | Cambridge | Attend Konigswinter | 拢22.60 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 拢22.60 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Fraser | PUS | 13-Mar | London | Bilat with Danish counter-part | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Lunch at a resturant | 拢323.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 4-5 January | Oman | High-level Government talks | 拢4,505.49 | Not set | Not set | Residence | Not set | 拢4,505.49 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 13-14 January | Athens | Regular EU Political Directors Meeting | 拢186.20 | 拢21.00 | Not set | Residence | Not set | 拢207.20 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 20-Jan | Brussels | Foreign Affairs Council | Travelled on FS' plane | Not set | 拢29.26 | Residence | Not set | 拢29.26 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 21-Jan | Geneva | E3+3 Talks on Iran | 拢310.60 | Not set | 拢57.34 | Not set | Not set | 拢367.94 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 27-29 January | Moscow | High-level Government talks and G8 meetings | 拢777.00 | 拢21.00 | 拢10.00 | 拢539.58 | Not set | 拢1,337.68 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 30-Jan | Stockholm | High-level Government talks on Iran | 拢162.80 | Not set | Not set | Residence | Not set | 拢162.80 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 31-Jan | RAF Brize Norton | UK/France Summit | Not set | Not set | 拢332.68 | Not set | Not set | 拢332.68 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 11-Feb | London | EU Big Six meeting of Political Directors (UK hosted) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 拢861.38 | 拢861.38 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 17-19 February | Vienna | E3+3 Talks on Iran | 拢216.45 | 拢36.62 | Not set | 拢453.30 | Not set | 拢706.37 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 20-Feb | Brussels | Emergency FAC on Ukraine | 拢400.00 (Vienna to Brussels) Returned to London on FS' plane | Not set | 拢48.40 | Not set | Not set | 拢448.40 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 25-26 February | Washington D.C. | High-level Government talks with the FS | 拢3978 (Costs covered by FS' Office) | 拢275 (Costs covered by FS' Office) | Not set | Residence | Not set | 拢4,253.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 03-Mar | Kiev | High-level Government talks with the FS | Travelled on FS' plane | Not set | 拢165 (Costs covered by FS' Office) | Not set | Not set | 拢165.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 4-5 March | Paris | High-level Government talks with the FS | Not set | 拢219 (paid for by CMD) | Not set | Residence | Not set | 拢219.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 06-Mar | Brussels | Emergency European Council on Ukraine | Returned to London on FS' plane | 拢79.26 | 拢23.75 | Not set | Not set | 拢103.01 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 08-Mar | London | E3+3 Talks on Iran | Not set | Not set | 拢8.00 | Not set | Not set | 拢8.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 10-Mar | London | E3+3 Talks on Iran | Not set | Not set | 拢21.25 | Not set | Not set | 拢21.25 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 17-Mar | Brussels | Foreign Affairs Council with the FS | Travelled on FS' plane | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 18-19 March | Vienna | E3+3 Talks on Iran | 拢780.40 | 拢24.00 | 拢45.00 | 拢305.96 | Not set | 拢1,155.36 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Simon Gas | Director General Political | 24-Mar | The Hague | Nuclear Security Summit with FS | Travelled on FS' plane | Not set | 拢96 (Costs covered by FS' Office) | Not set | Not set | 拢96.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Sir David King | Special Representative for Climate Change | 12-17 Jan | London -Lima-Mexico- | Climate Diplomacy and high level engagement with COP20 host nation, Peru | 拢6,736.35 | Not set | Not set | Residence | Not set | 拢6,736.35 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Sir David King | Special Representative for Climate Change | 15 Feb-01 March | London-Kuala Lumpur & Beijing to London | Climate Diplomacy with targeted key countries on negotiations towards COP20 and Paris 2015 | 拢5,701.45 | Not set | Not set | 拢1,705.00 | Not set | 拢7,406.45 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Sir David King | Special Representative for Climate Change | 18-25 Feb | Kuala Lumpur-Jakarta-Manila-Shanghai | Climate Diplomacy with targeted key countries on negotiations towards COP20 and Paris 2015 | 拢416.00 | Not set | Not set | As above | Not set | 拢416.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Sir David King | Special Representative for Climate Change | 4-6 March | London to Rome | Climate Diplomacy with targeted key countries on negotiations towards COP20 and Paris 2015 | 拢162.95 | Not set | Not set | Residence | Not set | 拢162.95 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Sir David King | Special Representative for Climate Change | 25-28 March | London to Johanesburg | Climate Diplomacy with targeted key countries on negotiations towards COP20 and Paris 2015 | 拢3,679.00 | Not set | Not set | Residence | Not set | 拢3,679.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Sir David King | Special Representative for Climate Change | 28-Mar | Johanesburg -Cape Town | Climate Diplomacy with targeted key countries on negotiations towards COP20 and Paris 2015 | 拢188.00 | Not set | Not set | Residence | Not set | 拢188.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Barbara Woodward | Director General Europe and Consular | 23-Jan-14 | London | Taxi home after hospitality engagement | Not set | Not set | 拢7.00 | Not set | Not set | 拢7.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Barbara Woodward | Director General Europe and Consular | 16-21 Feb 2014 | Burma and Vietnam | Official visit | 拢3,589.05 | 拢34.00 | 拢12.00 | 拢222.09 | Not set | 拢3,857.14 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Barbara Woodward | Director General Europe and Consular | 10-Mar-14 | London | Return tube fare to attend CityUK briefing on Ukraine | Not set | 拢4.40 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 拢4.40 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Barbara Woodward | Director General Europe and Consular | 12-Mar-14 | London | Asia House briefing - taxi there; tube return | Not set | 拢2.20 | 拢12.00 | Not set | Not set | 拢14.20 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Barbara Woodward | Director General Europe and Consular | 16-21 Mar 2014 | Japan and South Korea | Official visit | 拢4,186.05 | 拢36.20 | 拢12.00 | 拢69.34 | Not set | 拢4,303.59 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Barbara Woodward | Director General Europe and Consular | 15-Apr-14 | London | Taxi to Mansion House banquet | Not set | Not set | 拢14.00 | Not set | Not set | 拢14.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Iain MacLeod | Legal Adviser | 6-7 Feb | Aberystwyth | Delivering seminar at Aberystwyth University | Not set | 拢140.71 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 拢140.71 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Iain MacLeod | Legal Adviser | 20-21 Mar | Strasbourg | Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law | Not set | 拢165.50 | 拢46.31 | 拢192.17 | Not set | 拢403.98 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Matthew Rycroft | Chief Operating Officer | 2/2/14 - 8/2/14 | Thailand, Laos and Singapore | Meetings with staff in our missions | 拢5,461.85 | Not set | 拢139.00 | 57 (one night in hotel in Vientiane and meal) | Overnight in Residences in Singapore and Bangkok | 拢5,600.85 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Matthew Rycroft | Chief Operating Officer | 11/02/2014 | Milton Keynes and Birmingham University | Meetings with staff in Northgate House and Hanslope Park and speech at Birmingham University | Not set | 拢62.00 | 拢26.16 | Not set | Not set | 拢88.16 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Matthew Rycroft | Chief Operating Officer | 27/2/14 - 28/2/14 | Berkhamsted | Evening meal and talk with Cabinet Office Future Leaders Scheme | Not set | 拢28.60 | 拢17.94 | Not set | Not set | 拢46.54 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Matthew Rycroft | Chief Operating Officer | 19/03/2014 | York | Visit to MOD offices | Not set | 拢112.36 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 拢112.36 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Robin Grimes | Chief Scientific Adviser | 15/01/2014 | Glasgow | Visit to Fraunhofer Centre, Glasgow and Strathclyde University Campus | 拢273.36 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 拢273.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Robin Grimes | Chief Scientific Adviser | 17/01/2014 | Cambridge | Guest Speaker at the Centre for Science and Policy reception: The role of networks in international scientific advice | Not set | 拢34.10 | 拢13.20 | Not set | Not set | 拢47.30 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Robin Grimes | Chief Scientific Adviser | 24/02/2014 | Buxton | Visit to the Health & Safety Laboratory (HSL) Buxton to explore their international activities and tour the facility. | Not set | 拢166.50 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 拢166.50 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Robin Grimes | Chief Scientific Adviser | 26/03/2014 | Germany (Berlin) | Visit to Berlin 26-28 February. Attendance at a Science in Dialogue Workshop, an OECD Global Science Forum and a visit to the Fraunhofer Centre, Berlin. | Not set | 拢21.00 | 拢37.00 | Not set | Not set | 拢58.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Robin Grimes | Chief Scientific Adviser | 03/03/2014 | South Korea (Seoul) | Visit to South Korea (Seoul) 3-4 March. Range meetings with S. Korea Ministers & government officials, particular focus on nuclear research and security. | 拢1,925.35 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 拢1,925.35 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Robin Grimes | Chief Scientific Adviser | 05/03/2014 | Vietnam (Hanoi) | Visit to Vietnam (Hanoi) 5-7 March. Focus on nuclear energy, Newton Fund and technology transfer and innovation. Attend civil nuclear workshop. | 拢1,922.10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 拢1,922.10 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Robin Grimes | Chief Scientific Adviser | 07/03/2014 | Australia (Sydney/Canberra) | Visit to Canberra 16-18 March. Meetings with government officials, media interviews, and guest speaker at Science Meets Parliament Conference. | 拢365.00 | Not set | 拢68.91 | Not set | Not set | 拢433.91 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Robin Grimes | Chief Scientific Adviser | 19/03/2014 | New Zealand (Wellington) | Visit to Wellington 19-22 March. Meetings with senior New Zealand government officials, academics and private sector; media interviews and speaking enagagements. | 拢815.60 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 拢815.60 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Robert Hannigan | Director General Defence and Intelligence | 16/01/2014 | Salford | Representing FCO at funeral of Paul Goggins MP | 拢238.49 | 拢4.20 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 拢242.69 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Robert Hannigan | Director General Defence and Intelligence | 02/02/2014 - 06/02/2014 | British Indian Ocean Territories | Visit to British Indian Ocean Territories | 拢3,760.75 | Not set | 拢67.00 | Not set | 拢8.73 | 拢3,836.48 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Robert Hannigan | Director General Defence and Intelligence | 07/03/2014 | Joint 天美影院 Command and Staff College, Shrivenham | Meeting with MOD officials. Attending official dinner | Not set | 拢35.19 | 拢200.15 | Not set | Not set | 拢235.34 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Robert Hannigan | Director General Defence and Intelligence | 16/03/2014 - 17/03/2014 | New York | Visit to New York for meetings. | 拢5,702.41 | 拢50.11 | 拢75.91 | 拢145.37 | Not set | 拢5,973.80 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Robert Hannigan | Director General Defence and Intelligence | 20/03/2014-21/03/2014 | Cheltenham | Visit to GCHQ for meetings. | Not set | 拢24.00 | 拢7.00 | 拢104.50 | Not set | 拢135.50 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Rudy Markham | Non Executive | Not set | Not set | Nil | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Menna Rawlings | Director Human Resources | 20-24 January | Beijing | Meeting staff in Beijing, Shanghai and Guanzhou | 拢6,090.15 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 拢6,090.15 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Menna Rawlings | Director Human Resources | Not set | Beijing - Shanghai | Not set | 拢165.00 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 拢165.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Menna Rawlings | Director Human Resources | Not set | Shanghai - Guangzhou | Not set | 拢145.00 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 拢145.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Menna Rawlings | Director Human Resources | Not set | LGW - Tunbridge Wells | Not set | Not set | Not set | 拢78.50 | Not set | Not set | 拢78.50 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Iain Walker | Director Finance | 08-Jan | London | Taxi to OGD | Not set | Not set | 拢6.00 | Not set | Not set | 拢6.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Iain Walker | Director Finance | 14-Jan | London | Taxi from OGD to office | Not set | Not set | 拢7.00 | Not set | Not set | 拢7.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Iain Walker | Director Finance | 30-Jan | Milton Keynes | Meetings in NGH & Hanslope Park | Not set | 拢53.60 | 拢20.00 | Not set | Not set | 拢73.60 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Iain Walker | Director Finance | 26-Feb | London | Taxi from Board dinner to train station | Not set | Not set | 拢8.00 | Not set | Not set | 拢8.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Iain Walker | Director Finance | 11-Mar | London | Taxi to/from OGD | Not set | Not set | 拢13.00 | Not set | Not set | 拢13.00 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Iain Walker | Director Finance | 14-Mar | Milton Keynes | Meetings in Hanslope Park | Not set | 拢46.20 | 拢20.00 | Not set | Not set | 拢66.20 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Julia Bond | Non Executive | Not set | Not set | Nil | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Richard Lambert | Non Executive | Not set | Not set | Nil | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Heather Rabbatts | Non Executive | Not set | Not set | Nil | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |