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Defra's senior officials' expenses, July to September 2021
Updated 27 January 2022
| Senior Officials Name | Start date of trip | Duration of Visit (Days) | Destination | Purpose of trip | Mode of transport | Class of travel | Accommodation/Meals (拢) | Other (including hospitality given) | Total cost, including all visas, accommodation, travel, meals etc. (拢) | Total Cost of Use of Official Secure Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgina Collins | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Sally Randall | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| James Quinault | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| David Hill | 06/08/2021 | 1 | Darlington, UK | visit to Green Recovery Challenge Fund (GRCF) project site in High Helbeck to see pilot work on peatland restoration, broadleaf tree planting and nature restoration. | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢57.25 | Nil Return |
| David Hill | 12/08/2021 | 1 | Dartmoor National Park, UK | Dartmoor Visit | Car | Nil Return | 拢130.00 | Nil Return | 拢130.00 | Nil Return |
| David Hill | 29/09/2021 | 1 | Stockport, UK | Cross Whitehall Director General Greater Manchester Visit | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢218.90 | Nil Return |
| Mike Rowe | 14/07/2021 | 1 | Penzance, UK | Meeting with stakeholders; Chris Ranford from Roam Marine and Aoife Martin from Seafish from Seafish. | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢134.00 | Nil Return |
| Mike Rowe | 15/07/2021 | 1 | Plymouth, UK | Meeting with Tim Green and Neil Hornby from Cefas | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢11.60 | Nil Return |
| Mike Rowe | 20/07/2021 | 1 | Great Yarmouth, UK | Meeting with the Specalised Committee on Fisheries (SCF) | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢49.96 | Nil Return | 拢49.96 | Nil Return |
| Mike Rowe | 07/09/2021 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | External Meeting with the European Union | Air | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢209.00 | Nil Return |
| Mike Rowe | 07/09/2021 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | External Meeting with the European Union | Rail | Standard | 拢164.00 | Nil Return | 拢164.00 | Nil Return |
| Mike Rowe | 23/09/2021 | 1 | Aberdeen, UK | Meeting with stakeholders from the Scottish Pelagic Fishermans Association (SPFA), Scottish Fishermans Association and Macduff Shellfish. | Air | Standard | 拢90.00 | Nil Return | 拢188.00 | Nil Return |
| Edward Barker | 29/07/2021 | 1 | Avalon Marshes, UK | Site visit to Avalon Marshes | Car | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢48.00 | Nil Return |
| Edward Barker | 12/08/2021 | 1 | Dartmoor National Park, UK | Site visit to Dartmoor National Park | Car | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢81.00 | Nil Return |
| Edward Barker | 03/09/2021 | 1 | Canwood Farm, UK | Team visit to review re-wilding efforts at Canwood Farm | Car | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢0.00 | Nil Return |
| Edward Barker | 15/09/2021 | 1 | Oxford, UK | Natural England Board Meeting | Car | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢59.00 | Nil Return |
| Gideon Henderson | 01/07/2021 | 1 | Oxford, UK | Kew Directors Garden Party | Car | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢160.00 | Nil Return |
| Gideon Henderson | 26/07/2021 | 2 | Norwich, UK | Meeting stakeholders (John Innes Centre & G's Fresh) | Car | Nil Return | 拢71.00 | Nil Return | 拢206.90 | Nil return |
| Gideon Henderson | 31/08/2021 | 1 | Ascot, UK | Attend Georgina Mace Centre launch, Silwood Park campus, Ascot | CAR | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢32.40 | Nil return |
| Gideon Henderson | 13/09/2021 | 1 | Leamington Spa, UK | Rosalind Franklin Lab visit | CAR | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢35.10 | Nil return |
| Gideon Henderson | 16/09/2021 | 1 | East Sussex, UK | Attend Directorate awayday, Wakehurst | CAR | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢63.00 | Nil return |
| Gideon Henderson | 21/09/2021 | 2 | Cambridge, UK | Stakeholder visit to Cambridge University | CAR | Nil Return | 拢60.35 | Nil Return | 拢121.55 | Nil return |
| Gideon Henderson | 27/09/2021 | 1 | Birmingham , UK | Attend FERA dinner & Board meeting | RAIL | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢113.55 | Nil return |
| Gideon Henderson | 30/09/2021 | 1 | London, UK | stakeholder visit to Laboratory of the Government Chemist (LGC) | RAIL, CAR | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢135.30 | Nil return |
| Ceri Morgan | 19/09/2021 | 6 | Louisville, United States | Attending the National Association of State Department of Agriculture (NASDA) conference. | Air, Car | Business; Economy | 拢1,254.86 | Nil return | 拢2,876.37 | Nil return |
| David Hallam | 12/07/2021 | 2 | Woking, UK | Attending a High Potential Developmnet Scheme session | Rail | Standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢25.00 | Nil return |
| David Hallam | 09/08/2021 | 1 | Tilbury, UK | Visit to Tilburry port to meet with representatives of Tilbury port Neil Davis and Paul Dale, APHA, Port Health Authority and Border Force. | Rail | Standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢16.10 | Nil return |
| Katrina Williams | 12/07/2021 | 2 | Berkhamsted, UK | Transformation Away Day at Ashridge House | Rail | Standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢32.60 | Nil return |
| Emma Bourne | 11/08/2021 | 1 | Chester, UK | Stakeholder visit (Iceland distribution centre) | Rail | Standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢221.75 | Nil return |
| Emma Bourne | 22/09/2021 | 2 | Belfast, UK | Attending the Balmoral Show (Northern Ireland's largest agri-food event) | Air | Standard | 拢95.00 | Nil return | 拢394.00 | Nil return |
| Emma Bourne | 30/09/2021 | 1 | York, UK | Staff engament session and internal meetings | Rail | standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢137.00 | Nil return |
| Andrea Ledward | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Toby Nation | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| John Curnow | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Chris Hobley | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Sebastian Catovsky | 21/07/2021 | 1 | Leighton Buzzard, UK | Away Day | Rail | Standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢37.75 | Nil return |
| Rebecca Shrubsole | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Lucy Smith | 12/07/2021 | 1 | Hertfordshire, UK | Transformation Away Day | Rail, Car | Standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢151.30 | Nil Return |
| Christopher Howes | 08/09/2021 | 1 | London, UK | In person Corporate 天美影院 Leadership Team Away Day | Rail, Car | Standard | 拢13.39 | Nil return | 拢94.14 | Nil return |
| Christopher Howes | 28/09/2021 | 3 | London, UK | Internal meetings in the London offices over Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with teams in person | Rail | Standard | 拢236.26 | Nil return | 拢381.76 | Nil return |
| Jo Broomfield | 01/09/2021 | 1 | Crewe, UK | Internal meeting | Car | Nil return | 拢0.00 | Nil return | 拢44.50 | Nil return |
| Myra Hunt | 29/09/2021 | 1 | London, UK | To attend the ASE Planning Event | Rail | Standard | 拢0.00 | Nil return | 拢88.45 | Nil return |
| Harriet Green | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return |
| Colin Dingwall | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return |
| Gerry Kaspers | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return |
| Rosemary Jerrit | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return | NiL Return |
| Irene Loh | 19/08/2021 | 1 | Reading, UK | Internal meeting | Car | Nil return | NiL Return | NiL Return | 拢31.00 | Nil return |
| Irene Loh | 15/09/2021 | 1 | York, UK | Internal meeting | Rail | Standard | NiL Return | NiL Return | 拢118.00 | Nil return |
| Dianne Jeans | 08/09/2021 | 1 | London, UK | Internal meeting | Rail | Standard | NiL Return | NiL Return | 拢23.45 | Nil return |
| Dianne Jeans | 14/09/2021 | 2 | York, UK | Internal meeting | Rail, Car | Standard | 拢178.10 | NiL Return | 拢325.05 | Nil return |
| Dianne Jeans | 19/09/2021 | 1 | London, UK | Internal meeting | Rail | Standard | NiL Return | NiL Return | 拢29.45 | Nil return |
| Nicola Bettesworth | 30/07/2021 | 1 | London, UK | Executive Committee Away Day | Car | Nil return | Nil return | NiL Return | 拢55.00 | Nil return |
| Nicola Bettesworth | 08/09/2021 | 1 | London, UK | Corporate 天美影院 Leadership Team Away Day | Car | Nil return | Nil return | NiL Return | 拢55.00 | Nil return |
| Nicola Bettesworth | 10/09/2021 | 1 | London, UK | Executive Committee Away Day | Car | Nil return | Nil return | NiL Return | 拢55.00 | Nil return |
| Nicola Bettesworth | 20/09/2021 | 1 | London, UK | One to One Meetings in person in London | Car | Nil return | Nil return | NiL Return | 拢55.00 | Nil return |
| Nicola Bettesworth | 23/09/2021 | 1 | Bristol, UK | Human Resources Director Engagement Session in Bristol | Car | Nil return | Nil return | NiL Return | 拢58.30 | Nil return |
| Heather Smith | 06/07/2021 | 2 | Woking, UK | Higher Potential Development Scheme Event | Rail | standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢25.25 | Nil return |
| Heather Smith | 12/07/2021 | 1 | Tring, UK | Transformation Away Day | Rail | Standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢10.00 | Nil return |
| Heather Smith | 13/07/2021 | 1 | Berkhampstead, UK | Transformation Away Day | Rail | Standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢33.00 | Nil return |
| Patrick Bolster | 01/07/2021 | 1 | Bridgwater, UK | Meeting 1:1 with Team Member on business and wellbeing | Rail | standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢12.70 | Nil return |
| Patrick Bolster | 16/07/2021 | 1 | Tewkesbury, UK | Meeting 1:1 with Team Member on business and wellbeing | Car | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | 拢44.55 | Nil return |
| Patrick Bolster | 26/07/2021 | 1 | Birmingham, UK | Meeting 1:1 with Team Member on business and wellbeing | Rail | standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢109.05 | Nil return |
| Patrick Bolster | 08/09/2021 | 2 | Birmingham, UK | Internal team meeting | Rail | standard | 拢63.77 | Nil return | 拢189.27 | Nil return |
| Patrick Bolster | 28/09/2021 | 1 | Reading, UK | Senior Civil Service Business Partner Pillar Meeting | Rail | standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢120.45 | Nil return |
| Patrick Bolster | 30/09/2021 | 1 | Birmingham, UK | Meeting & final handover with departing member of management team | Rail | standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢64.70 | Nil return |
| Mark Ashton | 07/09/2021 | 1 | Birmingham, UK | Internal meeting | Rail | Standard | 拢107.00 | Nil return | 拢147.15 | Nil return |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 19/07/2021 | 1 | London, UK | External meeting with John Kingman (Chair, UK Research and Innovation) | Car | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢9.30 | Nil Return |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 15/07/2021 | 1 | London, UK | Travel from Defra Award Ceremony at Kew to 70 Whitehall for a cross whitehall meeting | Car | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢32.78 | Nil Return |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 28/09/2021 | 1 | London, UK | Travel to Winfield House for the COP Reception | Car | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | 拢21.31 | Nil Return |
| David Kennedy | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Abi Seager | 14/09/2021 | 1 | London, UK | Science Symposium | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | 42.78 | Nil return |
| Ian Hewett | 21/07/2021 | 2 | Weybridge, UK | Meeting with APHA Directors and visit of Lord Benyon | Car | Nil return | 150.62 | Nil Return | 199.22 | Nil return |
| Ian Hewett | 16/08/2021 | 3 | Weybridge, UK | Meeting with APHA Directors & members of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and the Project Assessment Review team | Car | Nil return | 150.88 | Nil Return | 拢198.58 | Nil return |
| Ian Hewett | 23/08/2021 | 4 | Weybridge, UK | Meeting with APHA Directors and staff engagement sessions | Car | Nil return | 220.25 | Nil Return | 拢270 | Nil return |
| Ian Hewett | 06/09/2021 | 3 | Weybridge, UK | Staff engagement sessions | Car | Nil return | 257 | Nil Return | 拢306.20 | Nil return |
| Janet Hughes | 06/07/2021 | 1 | Suffolk, UK | Attending the Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G) National Organic Combinable Crops 2021 Show | Car | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | 24.75 | Nil Return |
| Janet Hughes | 13/07/2021 | 2 | Yorkshire, UK | Attending the Great Yorkshire Show | Car | Standard | 60.88 | 63.03 | 123.91 | Nil Return |
| Janet Hughes | 22/07/2021 | 2 | Norfolk, UK | Farm visits | Car | Standard | 155 | 53.84 | 208.84 | Nil Return |
| Janet Hughes | 06/08/2021 | 1 | Basingstoke, UK | David Miller Farm Visit | Car | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | 17.17 | Nil Return |
| Janet Hughes | 10/09/2021 | 1 | Etchingham, UK | Visit to High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (ANOB) | Car | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | 24 | Nil Return |
| Janet Hughes | 23/09/2021 | 2 | Yorkshire, UK | Farm visits x 3 | Rail | Standard | 66 | Nil return | 305.9 | Nil Return |
| Joanne Bradshaw | 20/07/2021 | 2 | London, UK | Internal meetings | Rail | Standard | 230 | Nil return | 583 | Nil return |
| Joanne Bradshaw | 25/08/2021 | 1 | London, UK | Internal meetings | Rail | Standard | 115 | Nil return | 拢337.00 | Nil return |
| Joanne Bradshaw | 22/09/2021 | 2 | London, UK | Internal meetings | Rail | Standard | 230 | Nil return | 452 | Nil return |
| Gareth Baynham-Hughes | 22/09/2021 | 1 | London, UK | UK/EU Supportive Professional Staff (SPS) Technical Committee | Rail | Standard | 117.4 | Nil return | 117.4 | Nil return |
| Christine Middlemiss | 21/09/2021 | 3 | London, UK | Attend the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Committee | Rail | Standard | 343 | Nil return | 477 | Nil return |
| Alison Ismail | 17/08/2021 | 1 | Ely, UK | External stakeholder visit to G's Farm | Rail | standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢43.60 | Nil return |
| Alison Ismail | 23/09/2021 | 1 | York, UK | Visit to Foss House to meet AFC Directorate colleagues and have meetings | Rail | standard | Nil return | Nil return | 拢121.55 | Nil return |
| Paul Caldwell | 30/07/2021 | 1 | Easingwold, UK | MP Roundtable | Car | Nil return | Nil return | 拢12.02 | 拢73.33 | Nil return |
| Paul Caldwell | 27/08/2021 | 1 | Stanhope, UK | MP Roundtable | Car | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | 拢63.37 | Nil return |
| Paul Caldwell | 08/09/2021 | 2 | Reading, UK | Meeting with Senior Leadership Team | Car | Nil return | 拢99 | 拢97.58 | 拢296.01 | Nil return |