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DIT senior officials travel: October to December 2022

Updated 19 October 2023

Senior official (SCS2 and above) Start date of trip Duration of Visit Destination Purpose of trip Mode of transport Class of travel Accommodation/Meals Other (including hospitality given) Total cost, including all visas, accommodation, travel, meals etc (拢) Total Cost of Use of Official Secure Car
Amanda Brooks 2022-10-02 4 Istanbul, Turkey Attendance at East Europe and Central Asian Network (EECAN) Regional Conference Air Economy 拢35.81 Nil Return 拢597 Nil Return
Amanda Brooks 2022-11-28 5 Oxford, UK Orchestrating Major Projects (OMP) Residential Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢59 Nil Return
Andrew Mitchell 2022-10-03 4 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia APAC Conference Air Business 拢507.68 Nil Return 拢6,636 Nil Return
Andrew Mitchell 2022-10-31 2 Newcastle, UK Green Trade and Investment Expo Rail Standard 拢86.45 Nil Return 拢366 Nil Return
Andrew Mitchell 2022-11-06 7 Buenos Aires, Argentina LATAC Regional Conference Air Business 拢61.51 Nil Return 拢8,293 Nil Return
Andrew Mitchell 2022-11-14 1 Birmingham, UK Export Champion Advisory Group Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢46 Nil Return
Andrew Mitchell 2022-11-16 2 Lincoln, UK International Trade Black Tie Dinner Rail Standard 拢70.00 Nil Return 拢145 Nil Return
Andrew Mitchell 2022-11-17 1 Milton Keynes, UK Visit to Siemens/meet Export Champions Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢109 Nil Return
Andrew Mitchell 2022-11-21 2 Cardiff, UK Wales-US Trade Showcase Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢274 Nil Return
Andrew Mitchell 2022-11-24 2 Scarborough, UK Anglo-American Dinner Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢269 Nil Return
Andrew Mitchell 2022-11-29 4 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Business Council Air Economy 拢441.99 Nil Return 拢4,303 Nil Return
Andrew Shields Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Anthony Green Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Ben Cropper 2022-10-14 2 London, UK Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Workshop Eurostar Standard 拢454.00 Nil Return 拢753 Nil Return
Ben Cropper 2022-12-05 1 Falmer, UK UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO) Visit Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢38 Nil Return
Bidesh Sarkar 2022-10-11 1 Darlington, UK Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) visit to Darlington & Federation of Strategic Service Project (FESSP) away day Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢150 Nil Return
Caragh McKiernan Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Catherine Vaughan 2022-10-10 2 Darlington, UK Meetings at Darlington office Rail Standard 拢88.00 Nil Return 拢222 Nil Return
Cathryn Law 2022-10-01 7 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & Bangkok, Thailand Business trip to APAC Conference Air Business 拢662.26 18.1 拢9,017 Nil Return
Cathryn Law 2022-10-27 1 Cardiff, UK Overnight business trip for a conference in Cardiff Wales Rail Standard 拢88.85 Nil Return 拢292 Nil Return
Cathryn Law 2022-11-02 1 London, UK Commuting to business dinner ahead of UK-Malaysia Joint Committee Taxi Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢43 Nil Return
Cathryn Law 2022-12-02 1 London, UK Commuting to business event "Thai National Day Reception" Taxi Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢31 Nil Return
Ceri Smith 2022-10-03 Not set Belfast, UK Chairing Executive Forum Northern Ireland Air Economy Nil Return Nil Return 拢477 Nil Return
Ceri Smith 2022-10-31 1 Newcastle, UK Green Trade and Investment Expo (GTIE) Conference Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢195 Nil Return
Ceri Smith 2022-11-01 1 Edinburgh, UK Investment Conference Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢297 Nil Return
Ceri Smith 2022-11-09 1 London, UK Quantum Dinner Taxi Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢72 Nil Return
Ceri Smith 2022-11-13 5 New Delhi/Karnataka/Bangalore, India India Visit attending Investment meetings Air Standard 拢1,144.42 拢19.99 拢2,496 Nil Return
Chris Allan 2022-10-02 3 Istanbul, Turkey Guest Speaker at East Europe and Central Asian Network (EECAN) Regional Conference Air Economy 拢2.77 拢9.18 拢480 Nil Return
Chris Allan 2022-11-03 1 Wilton Park, West Sussex Wilton Park Board Meeting Private Car Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢53 Nil Return
Chris Allan 2022-11-06 3 Buenos Aires, Argentina Guest Speaker at the LATAC Regional Conference Air Business Nil Return Nil Return 拢4,695 Nil Return
Claire Vince Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Crawford Falconer 2022-11-27 2 Cardiff, UK UK Board of Trade Meeting Rail Standard 拢78.21 Nil Return 拢167 Nil Return
Gaynor Jeffery 2022-11-22 2 Darlington/Edinburgh, UK Visit to team members in Darlington, visit team in DBT Scotland and David Barnes from the Scottish Government, to discuss engagement on trade negotiations Rail Standard 拢92.00 Nil Return 拢296 Nil Return
Graham Floater 2022-11-28 2 Edinburgh, UK UK-US Small and medium size enterprises (SME) dialogue Air Economy Nil Return Nil Return 拢626 Nil Return
Graham Floater 2022-12-01 1 Brussels, Belgium UK-US Small and medium size enterprises (SME) dialogue Eurostar Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢309 Nil Return
Graham Zebedee 2022-10-07 7 Sydney, Australia Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) round negotiations Air Business Nil Return 拢1,326.15 拢9,010.93 Nil Return
Graham Zebedee 2022-11-09 1 London, UK Dinner with Japanese Government officials Hospitality Nil Return Nil Return 拢141.25 拢141 Nil Return
Graham Zebedee 2022-11-21 1 London, UK Over night talks with Japan CN Nil Return Nil Return 拢159.00 Nil Return 拢159 Nil Return
Harjinder Kang 2022-10-06 1 Birmingham, UK Meeting with Permanent Secretary Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢185 Nil Return
Harjinder Kang 2022-10-07 1 London, UK Meeting with India High Commission Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢77 Nil Return
Harjinder Kang 2022-10-10 1 London, UK Meeting with Minister Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢102 Nil Return
Harjinder Kang 2022-10-12 1 London, UK Meeting with Permanent Secretary and representatives of the legal profession Rail Standard 拢278.30 Nil Return 拢306 Nil Return
Harjinder Kang 2022-10-13 1 Birmingham, UK Meeting with Director General Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢46 Nil Return
Harjinder Kang 2022-10-14 1 London, UK Meeting with 2nd Permanent Secretary Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢62 Nil Return
Harjinder Kang 2022-10-18 1 London, UK Meeting with Minister; 2nd Permanent Secretary and Reception with India Global Forum Representing DIT Rail Standard 拢373.74 Nil Return 拢527 Nil Return
Harjinder Kang 2022-10-23 1 London, UK Meeting with Permanent Secretary Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢59 Nil Return
Harjinder Kang 2022-10-26 1 Birmingham, UK Meeting with Permanent Secretary Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢38 Nil Return
Harjinder Kang 2022-10-31 1 Birmingham, UK Roundtable with UK India Business Council (UKIBC) representing DIT Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢156 Nil Return
Harjinder Kang 2022-11-09 1 London, UK Roundtable at London School of Economics (LSE) representing DIT Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢110 Nil Return
Harjinder Kang 2022-11-23 1 London, UK Meeting with Director General Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢71 Nil Return
Harjinder Kang 2022-12-11 7 Dehli, India Meeting with Government Officials Air Business 拢731.52 拢24.93 拢4,904 Nil Return
Harjinder Kang 2022-12-20 1 London, UK Meeting with India High Commission Rail standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢92 Nil Return
Ian Shepherd Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
James Bowler 2022-10-06 1 Cambridge, UK To meet with DBT staff, and Export Champions based in the East of England Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢45 Nil Return
Jason Kitcat Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Jennifer Ashby 2022-11-28 2 Edinburgh, UK UK-US SME dialogue - chairing a panel session Rail Standard 拢199.10 Nil Return 拢400 Nil Return
Joanna Crellin 2022-11-16 1 Newcastle, UK North East Senior Leader Network Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢52 Nil Return
Joanna Crellin 2022-11-21 4 Mumba, India Attendance at South Asia conference Air Business 拢599.35 Nil Return 拢4,612 Nil Return
Jon Tunney Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Juliette Wilcox 2022-10-08 7 Canberra/Sydney, Australia Meetings with Australian Government Air Business/Economy 拢369.93 Nil Return 拢5,591 Nil Return
Juliette Wilcox 2022-10-15 12 Singapore & Kuwait Attend Singapore Cyber Week & Kuwait Government Conference Air Business 拢337.22 拢234.27 拢7,815 Nil Return
Juliette Wilcox 2022-11-08 5 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Government Conference Air Business 拢226.89 拢5.30 拢6,350 Nil Return
Juliette Wilcox 2022-11-13 5 Boston, USA Boston Insights Conference Air Business 拢152.02 拢3.39 拢3,365 Nil Return
Juliette Wilcox 2022-12-05 4 Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain Bahrain Government Conference Air Premium Economy/Business 拢14.64 拢16.38 拢3,096 Nil Return
Lucy Buzzoni 2022-10-05 7 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Attending APAC Investment Leadership Conference Air Economy 拢449.97 Nil Return 拢3,528 Nil Return
Lucy Buzzoni 2022-10-16 7 New York, USA Visiting Post, meeting country based staff and investors Air Economy 拢2,502.15 Nil Return 拢2,561 Nil Return
Lucy Buzzoni 2022-10-31 5 Newcastle/Edinburgh, UK Attending Green Trade and Investment Expo (GTIE) and Investment Leadership Conference Rail Standard 拢55.50 Nil Return 拢286 Nil Return
Marian Sudbury 2022-10-04 3 Cambridge, UK Operational activity, business visits Rail Standard 拢237.60 Nil Return 拢340 Nil Return
Marian Sudbury 2022-10-06 1 London, UK Accompanying Permanent Secretary Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢264 Nil Return
Marian Sudbury 2022-10-11 2 Leeds/Nottingham, UK Operational activity, business visits & Senior Leadership meeting Rail Standard 拢164.95 Nil Return 拢307 Nil Return
Marian Sudbury 2022-10-18 2 London/Exeter St David's, UK Operational activity, business visits & Senior Leadership meeting Rail Standard 拢153.35 Nil Return 拢699 Nil Return
Marian Sudbury 2022-10-25 1 London, UK Operational activity, business visits Rail Standard 拢7.50 Nil Return 拢356 Nil Return
Marian Sudbury 2022-10-26 1 London, UK Operational activity, business visits Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢65 Nil Return
Marian Sudbury 2022-10-31 2 Newcastle/Edinburgh, UK Conference attendance Rail Standard 拢157.30 Nil Return 拢823 Nil Return
Marian Sudbury 2022-11-14 2 Birmingham, UK Export Champion Meeting & Senior leadership meeting Rail Standard 拢116.00 Nil Return 拢214 Nil Return
Mark Goldsack 2022-10-03 2 Edinburgh, UK Attending Shipbuilding Enterprise for Growth Meeting Air Economy 拢108.97 Nil Return 拢459 Nil Return
Mark Goldsack 2022-10-10 1 Cardiff, UK Attended DBT Wales for SMT & G6 UK Defence and Security Exports (UKDSE) Awayday Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢30 Nil Return
Mark Goldsack 2022-10-11 1 London, UK Attended the Maritime UK Week VIP Reception at Cutty Sarks, evening function finishing late, stayed in London overnight Rail Standard 拢327.21 Nil Return 拢341 Nil Return
Mark Goldsack 2022-10-15 3 Delhi, India Attendance at the IndoDefence Air Business 拢1,133.81 Nil Return 拢5,745 Nil Return
Mark Goldsack 2022-10-31 4 Kakarta, Indonesia Attendance at the DefExpo Air Business 拢332.87 Nil Return 拢4,744 Nil Return
Mark Goldsack 2022-11-15 1 London, UK Attended the evening reception with U.S. Embassy London Deputy Chief of Mission Taxi Standard 拢384.00 Nil Return 拢395 Nil Return
Mark Goldsack 2022-11-21 1 London, UK Overnight stay as attended an evening reception with Graham Wren, University of Strathclyde Nil Return Nil Return 拢186.00 Nil Return 拢200 Nil Return
Mark Goldsack 2022-11-23 1 Birmingham, UK Attending evening reception - MakeUK Rail Standard 拢260.00 Nil Return 拢406 Nil Return
Mark Goldsack 2022-12-07 1 London, UK Attended the SSAFA - the Armed Forces charity Carol Service Nil Return Nil Return 拢397.70 Nil Return 拢398 Nil Return
Martin Kent 2022-10-18 1 Folkstone, UK Visit to Sir John Moore Barracks with Cabinet Office Rail Economy Nil Return Nil Return 拢38 Nil Return
Martin Kent 2022-11-01 3 Edinburgh, UK Attendance at DBT Investment Conference 2022 Air Economy 拢267.69 Nil Return 拢573 Nil Return
Michael Short 2022-10-02 3 Finland, Helsinki Joint Department for Business and Trade/Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Tech Company meetings Air Economy 拢184.13 Nil Return 拢653 Nil Return
Michael Short 2022-10-24 6 Delhi, India Meetings with Indian Government officials Air Economy 拢284.04 Nil Return 拢1,546 Nil Return
Michael Short 2022-10-31 1 Newcastle, UK Attend DBT Green Trade event Rail Standard 拢202.50 Nil Return 拢338 Nil Return
Michael Short 2022-11-02 3 Lisbon, Portugal Participate in Web Summit Air Economy 拢449.96 Nil Return 拢747 Nil Return
Michael Short 2022-11-05 4 Singapore, Republic of Singapore Participate in One World Health Congress Air Economy 拢1,720.00 Nil Return 拢2,590 Nil Return
Michael Short 2022-11-10 8 Hyderabad & Bangalore, India Meetings with Indian Government officials Air Economy 拢950.00 Nil Return 拢1,999 Nil Return
Neil Cosgrove 2022-10-31 1 Newcastle, UK Green Trade Investment Expo Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢176 Nil Return
Neil Cosgrove 2022-11-01 1 Edinburgh, UK Internal Leadership Conference Nil Return Nil Return 拢154.00 Nil Return 拢154 Nil Return
Neil Cosgrove 2022-11-28 2 Penrith, UK Investor site visit Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢117 Nil Return
Paul McComb 2022-10-21 1 Cambridge, UK Presenting and Panel session at Connecting Our Corridor to the World Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢46 Nil Return
Paul McComb 2022-11-18 1 Darlington, UK Working at DBT 2nd HQ in Darlington Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢32 Nil Return
Paul McComb 2022-11-21 1 Darlington, UK Working at DBT 2nd HQ in Darlington Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢65 Nil Return
Paul McComb 2022-11-22 1 Darlington, UK Working at DBT 2nd HQ in Darlington Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢58 Nil Return
Paul McComb 2022-11-27 1 London, UK Return to London after working in Darlington Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢65 Nil Return
Paul McComb 2022-12-08 1 Manchester, UK Director General Export and Trade Executive Leadership Awayday Nil Return Nil Return 拢75.00 Nil Return 拢75 Nil Return
Paul McComb 2022-12-13 3 Istanbul, Turkey Exports Support Service International Markets regional leads conference Air Economy 拢551.21 Nil Return 拢1,307 Nil Return
Pauline Crellin 2022-11-22 1 London, UK Meeting DBT colleagues for necessarily face-to-face meetings at their workplace in Old Admiralty Building Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢242 Nil Return
Philippa Makepeace Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Rachel Gwyon 2022-10-03 2 Belfast, UK Travel to DBT Northern Ireland (NI) for Executive Forum, investor breakfast and business round-table on 4th October Air Economy 拢95.75 Nil Return 拢28 Nil Return
Rachel Gwyon 2022-10-17 2 Paris, France Travel to SIAL food and drink trade-show and associated export promotion Air Economy 拢52.81 Nil Return 拢655 Nil Return
Rachel Gwyon 2022-11-17 1 Glasgow, UK Scottish Chambers of Commerce dinner Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢29 Nil Return
Rachel Gwyon 2022-11-29 2 London, UK To attend full day training in London Rail Standard 拢27.55 Nil Return 拢116 Nil Return
Rebecca Woodward Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Rodney Berkeley 2022-10-30 3 Newcastle, UK Green Trade Investment Expo Rail Standard 拢39.90 Nil Return 拢177 Nil Return
Rodney Berkeley 2022-11-01 2 Edinburgh, UK Investment Leaders Conference Rail Standard 拢214.00 Nil Return 拢332 Nil Return
Rodney Berkeley 2022-11-07 2 Newcastle, UK JDR Ground-breaking Ceremony Air/Rail Economy/Standard 拢128.30 Nil Return 拢536 Nil Return
Rodney Berkeley 2022-12-12 1 Manchester, UK Ukraine Energy Conference Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢281 Nil Return
Rupert Daniels 2022-10-05 1 London, UK Stakeholder meeting in London and a strategy day with team Nil Return Nil Return 146.78 拢37.00 拢197.18 Nil Return
Rupert Daniels 2022-10-09 4 Doha, Qatar DBT/GREAT at World Cup 2022 Scoping Visit to Qatar Air Economy 拢573.03 Nil Return 拢3,598 Nil Return
Rupert Daniels 2022-10-18 1 London, UK Attending 2022 Mercury Prize Nil Return Nil Return 拢153.00 Nil Return 拢153 Nil Return
Rupert Daniels 2022-11-03 1 Cambridge/Birmingham, UK To attend Trade In 天美影院 Council and 天美影院 Roadshow Birmingham alongside Minister for Exports Rail Standard 拢161.50 Nil Return 拢225 Nil Return
Rupert Daniels 2022-11-19 9 Vietnam, Philippines, Qatar To attend an Education mission in Southeast Asia, alongside HMG International Education Champion, and to represent HMG at DBT, GREAT and British Council activities in Qatar for World Cup 2022 Air Business 拢1,050.93 Nil Return 拢9,333 Nil Return
Rupert Daniels 2022-12-08 2 Manchester, UK DGET Executive Leadership Teams awayday Rail Standard 拢75.00 Nil Return 拢338 Nil Return
Shainila Pradhan 2023-12-24 1 Darlington, UK Meeting with colleagues in Feetham's House, Darlington for a session on organisational design. Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢350 Nil Return
Tim Newns 2022-10-03 2 Belfast, UK Team Meeting Air Economy 拢70.00 Nil Return 拢218 Nil Return
Tim Newns 2022-10-06 2 London, UK Internal meeting Rail Standard 拢116.85 Nil Return 拢469 Nil Return
Tim Newns 2022-10-12 1 Cambridge/London, UK Internal meeting Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢424 Nil Return
Tim Newns 2022-10-17 1 Paris, France Attend Conference Air Economy Nil Return Nil Return 拢508 Nil Return
Tim Newns 2022-10-20 2 London, UK Internal meeting Away Day Rail Standard 拢304.00 Nil Return 拢535 Nil Return
Tim Newns 2022-10-30 1 Newcastle, UK Attending Conference Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢42 Nil Return
Tim Newns 2022-11-01 2 Edinburgh, UK Attending Conference Nil Return Nil Return 拢194.00 Nil Return 拢194 Nil Return
Tim Newns 2022-11-16 1 London, UK Internal meeting Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢340 Nil Return
Tim Newns 2022-11-23 2 London, UK Internal meeting Rail Standard 拢239.00 Nil Return 拢614 Nil Return
Tim Newns 2022-11-30 1 London, UK Internal meeting Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢89 Nil Return
Tim Newns 2022-12-05 1 Bristol, UK Site visit Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢204 Nil Return
Tim Newns 2022-12-08 1 London, UK Internal meeting Rail Standard Nil Return Nil Return 拢72 Nil Return