Transparency data

DSIT senior officials’ expenses, January to March 2025

Updated 26 June 2025

Senior Official's Name Start date of expense End date of expense Purpose of expense Destination Mode(s) of transport Class of transport Sub- total of all transport used (£) Sub - total costs of all accommodation and meals (£) Sub- total cost of all other expenses, including hospitality given (£) Total cost of expenses claimed (£)
Adam Jackson 12/01/2025 15/01/2025 Official visit Beijing; China Scheduled flight, Train, Taxi Economy/Standard 899.92 4.27 N/A 904.19
Adam Jackson 12/01/2025 15/01/2025 Government to Government talks Beijing; China Scheduled flight, Train, Taxi Economy/Standard 899.92 4.27 N/A 904.19
Adam Jackson 26/01/2025 26/01/2025 Official visit Warsaw; Poland Scheduled flight, Train, Taxi Economy/Standard 479.34 14.81 N/A 494.15
Adam Jackson 26/01/2025 26/01/2025 Representing the UK at the inauguration of the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure Warsaw; Poland Scheduled flight, Train, Taxi Economy/Standard 479.34 14.81 N/A 494.15
Adam Jackson 30/01/2025 31/01/2025 Board Meeting Exeter; UK Train, Tube Standard 115.1 87.6 N/A 202.7
Adam Jackson 30/01/2025 31/01/2025 Met Office Board Meeting Exeter; UK Train Standard 115.1 87.6 N/A 202.7
Adam Jackson 03/02/2025 05/02/2025 Official visit Geneva; Switzerland Scheduled flight, Tram, Tube Economy/Standard 239.08 127.22 N/A 366.3
Adam Jackson 03/02/2025 05/02/2025 Official visit with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Chair to CERN Geneva; Switzerland Scheduled flight, Tram Economy/Standard 239.08 127.22 N/A 366.3
Adam Jackson 18/03/2025 18/03/2025 Official visit London; UK Tube Standard 3.5 N/A N/A 3.5
Alexandra Jones 14/01/2025 15/01/2025 External meeting Kemble; UK Train, Taxi Standard 184.75 N/A N/A 184.75
Alexandra Jones 12/03/2025 12/03/2205 External meeting at GCHQ Cheltenham Spa; UK Train Standard 228.42 N/A N/A 228.42
Alexandra Jones 18/03/2025 19/03/2025 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Board meeting Chester; UK Train, Taxi Standard 94.62 N/A N/A 94.62
Alison Campbell 07/01/2025 07/01/2025 Attendance at Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) Leadership meeting London; UK Train Standard 24.3 N/A N/A 24.3
Alison Campbell 14/01/2025 20/01/2025 Visiting Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) Team Cardiff; UK Train, Taxi Standard 139.91 8.5 N/A 148.41
Alison Campbell 23/01/2025 23/01/2025 UKI2S meeting London; UK Train Standard 27.6 N/A N/A 27.6
Alison Campbell 01/03/2025 07/01/2025 Attendance AUTM Annual conference Washington; USA Scheduled flight, Taxi Premium Economy/Standard 1214.12 1470.58 N/A 2684.7
Alison Campbell 11/03/2025 11/03/2025 Attendance at Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) Advisory Forum London; UK Train Standard 32.95 N/A N/A 32.95
Alison Campbell 23/03/2025 23/03/2025 Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) conference London London; UK Train Standard 52.85 N/A N/A 52.85
Alison Campbell 26/03/2025 26/03/2025 Senior Civil Servant (SCS) away day London; UK Train Standard 28.95 N/A N/A 28.95
Alison Kilburn 04/03/2025 06/03/2025 CSaP (Centre for Science and Policy) Cambridge; UK Train Standard 69.2 N/A N/A 69.2
Alison Kilburn 19/03/2025 20/03/2025 Visit to Cardiff office, external body visits and visit to Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult Cardiff; UK, Newport; UK Train Standard 230.69 15.9 N/A 246.59
Angela McLean 22/01/2025 23/01/2025 Board/meetings in Manchester Manchester; UK Train Standard 246 81.95 N/A 327.95
Angela McLean 29/01/2025 29/01/2025 Travelling to Bristol - visit/speech event Bristol; UK Train Standard 169.85 N/A N/A 169.85
Angela McLean 04/02/2025 04/02/2025 Company visit Cambridge; UK Train Standard 30.5 N/A N/A 30.5
Angela McLean 18/02/2025 18/02/2025 Visit to York University York; UK Train Standard 223.9 N/A N/A 223.9
Angela McLean 25/02/2025 26/02/2025 Dinner event/meeting following day Cheltenham; UK Train Standard 27.35 170.48 N/A 197.83
Angela McLean 07/03/2025 07/03/2025 Meetings at Cambridge University Cambridge; UK Train Standard 31.9 N/A N/A 31.9
Angela McLean 13/03/2025 16/03/2025 Event/meetings in Malaga Malaga; Spain Scheduled flight, Train Economy/Standard 346.42 N/A N/A 346.42
Christopher Johnson 07/01/2025 07/01/2025 Institute for Safe Autonomy (ISA) event York; UK Train Standard 125.5 N/A N/A 125.5
Christopher Johnson 14/01/2025 14/01/2025 Visit to Harwell Campus Didcot; UK Train Standard 84.4 N/A N/A 84.4
Christopher Johnson 19/01/2025 19/01/2025 To attend Defence/National Security roundtable London; UK Scheduled flight Economy 89.98 N/A N/A 89.98
Christopher Johnson 26/01/2025 26/01/2025 Meetings at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) London office London; UK Scheduled flight Economy 93.98 N/A N/A 93.98
Christopher Johnson 29/01/2025 29/01/2025 Launch Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour Bath; UK Train Standard 411.2 N/A N/A 411.2
Christopher Johnson 02/02/2025 02/02/2025 Meetings at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) London office London; UK Scheduled flight Economy 102.98 N/A N/A 102.98
Christopher Johnson 03/02/2025 03/02/2025 To attend National Labs reception hosted by MoD and NS Oxford; UK Train Standard 50.2 N/A N/A 50.2
Christopher Johnson 07/02/2025 07/02/2025 Visit to the London office after attending high security meeting London; UK Scheduled flight Economy 64.98 N/A N/A 64.98
Christopher Johnson 13/02/2025 13/02/2025 Visit to Royce Institute Manchester; UK Train Standard 135.9 N/A N/A 135.9
Christopher Johnson 19/02/2025 19/02/2025 Meetings at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) London office London; UK Scheduled flight Economy 238.48 N/A N/A 238.48
Christopher Johnson 28/02/2025 28/02/2025 Attending Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) roundtable London; UK Scheduled flight Economy 86.48 N/A N/A 86.48
Christopher Johnson 09/03/2025 09/03/2025 To attend Informal Meeting of European Union (EU) Ministers for Research and Innovation Warsaw; Poland Scheduled flight Economy 469.54 N/A N/A 469.54
Christopher Johnson 28/03/2025 28/03/2025 To collect IT equipment from London office London; UK Train Standard 48.9 N/A N/A 48.9
David Smith 13/01/2025 13/01/2025 Technology Adoption Review roundtable Cambridge; UK Train Standard 108.05 N/A N/A 108.05
David Smith 21/01/2025 23/01/2025 Technology Adoption Review visit Glasgow; UK Train Standard 77.05 198 N/A 275.05
David Smith 29/01/2025 29/01/2025 Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult visit Stevenage; UK Train Standard 27.35 N/A N/A 27.35
David Smith 03/02/2025 04/02/2025 International Year of Quantum Paris; France Eurostar Standard 243 222.25 N/A 465.25
Emran Mian 18/03/2025 23/03/2025 Accompanying SoS on a trip to the US to meet with stakeholders. San Francisco; USA, Washington; USA Scheduled flight, Taxi Business/Economy 15867.14 843.55 N/A 16710.69
Erin Robinson Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Freya Guinness 21/01/2025 21/01/2025 Travel to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) Salford Office for North West Digital and Cyber SCS Awayday. Manchester; UK Train Standard 200.7 N/A N/A 200.7
Freya Guinness 03/02/2025 03/02/2025 Travel to Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) Darlington Office Darlington; UK Train Standard 204 N/A N/A 204
Hannah Boardman 29/01/2025 29/01/2025 Industrial Strategy conference at Wilton Park Wilton; UK Private Car Standard 46.8 N/A N/A 46.8
Hannah Boardman 03/02/2025 03/02/2025 Said Business School National Labs Thought leaders event Oxford; UK Train, Taxi Standard 47.12 N/A N/A 47.12
Hannah Boardman 21/02/2025 21/02/2025 Quantum computing event Oxford; UK Train Standard 78.1 N/A N/A 87.1
Hannah Boardman 26/02/2025 01/03/2025 Biotech Event Washington; USA Scheduled flight, Train, Taxi Business/Standard 615.02 558.87 N/A 1173.89
Hannah Boardman 20/03/2025 26/03/2025 QDG event, Brisbane Brisbane; Australia, Canberra; Australia Scheduled flight, Taxi Business/Standard 6812.85 424.55 N/A 7237.4
Hannah Boardman 31/03/2025 31/03/2025 Visit to His Majesty's Government Communications Centre Milton Keynes; UK Train Standard 41.9 N/A N/A 41.9
Helen Mills 21/01/2025 21/01/2025 Greater Manchester Combined Authority Digital Event Manchester; UK Train Standard 236.2 N/A N/A 236.2
Helen Mills 30/01/2025 30/01/2025 UK Shared Business ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº (UKSBS) Board Meeting Swindon; UK Train Standard 115.9 N/A N/A 115.9
Helen Mills 27/02/2025 27/02/2025 Visit to Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) Birmingham Office Birmingham; UK Train Standard 68.1 N/A N/A 68.1
Helen Mills 12/03/2025 14/03/2025 CPO Course Oxford; UK Train Standard 92.3 401.35 N/A 493.65
Helen Mills 17/03/2025 18/03/2025 Team meeting at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) Darlington office Darlington; UK, Edinburgh; UK Train Standard 274.37 170.11 N/A 444.48
Holly Yates 24/02/2025 24/02/2025 Stakeholder visit Cambridge; UK Train Standard 50.9 N/A N/A 50.9
Holly Yates 14/03/2025 14/03/2025 Stakeholder visit Falmer; UK Train Standard 45.7 N/A N/A 45.7
Imran Shafi 10/02/2025 10/02/2025 Paris AI Summit Paris; France Eurostar Standard 338.85 12 N/A 350.85
Imran Shafi 10/03/2025 10/03/2025 Site visit Culham; UK Train Standard 42.4 8.2 N/A 50.6
Jenny Hall Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Jessica Mitchell 03/02/2025 N/A Professional Subscription Annual Renewal N/A N, A N/A N/A N/A 565 565
Joanna Cavan Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Joanna Davinson Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Joshua Fleming Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Leah Sparks 20/03/2025 N/A Professional Subscription Annual Renewal N/A N, A N/A N/A N/A 391.4 391.4
Matt James Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Nicolas McGrath 13/01/2025 15/01/2025 Executive Team planning and internal meetings London; UK Scheduled flight, Taxi Economy/Standard 384.56 N/A N/A 384.56
Nicolas McGrath 27/01/2025 29/01/2025 Programme Board and Executive team meetings London; UK Scheduled flight, Taxi Economy/Standard 360.53 N/A N/A 360.53
Nicolas McGrath 11/02/2025 11/02/2025 Meeting with Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and Executive Team planning London; UK Scheduled flight, Taxi Economy/Standard 181.58 N/A N/A 181.58
Nicolas McGrath 13/02/2025 13/02/2025 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) senior leadership & UK Shared Business ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº (UKSBS) Board meetings Swindon; UK Scheduled flight, Train, Taxi Economy/Standard 525.76 N/A N/A 525.76
Nicolas McGrath 11/03/2025 11/03/2025 Executive Team planning London; UK Scheduled flight Economy 179.72 N/A N/A 179.72
Nicolas McGrath 24/03/2025 26/03/2025 Executive Team planning London; UK Scheduled flight, Taxi Economy/Standard 465.62 N/A N/A 465.62
Oliver Ilott 06/02/2025 12/02/2025 Paris Summit Paris; France Eurostar, Taxi Standard 297.84 42.25 106.57 446.66
Oliver Ilott 03/03/2025 08/03/2024 Meeting with Japan AI Security Institute Tokyo; Japan Scheduled flight, Taxi Business/Standard 6094.52 677.56 N/A 6772.08
Olivia Ricketts (covering director)  26/02/2025 27/02/2025 UK-Poland Digital Dialogue Warsaw; Poland Scheduled flight Economy 238.92 130.85 40 409.77
Rebecca Bench Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Rhys Bowen Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Richard Henshall 09/01/2025 09/01/2025 Internal meetings London; UK Train, Private Car Standard 232.6 13.28 8 253.88
Richard Henshall 14/01/2025 15/01/2025 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) Investment Committee Meeting London; UK Train Standard 253.6 178.15 15.8 47.55
Richard Henshall 16/01/2025 16/01/2025 UK Shared Business ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº (UKSBS) Meeting Swindon; UK Private Car Standard 22.5 5.95 N/A 28.45
Richard Henshall 17/01/2025 17/01/2025 Office Stationery (Printer Cartridges) N/A N, A N/A N/A N/A 46.9 46.9
Richard Henshall 28/01/2025 29/01/2025 Internal meetings London; UK Train, Private Car Standard 255.1 187.99 15.8 458.89
Richard Henshall 04/02/2025 04/02/2025 UK Shared Business ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº (UKSBS) Meeting Swindon; UK N, A N/A N/A N/A 3.7 3.7
Richard Henshall 05/02/2025 06/02/2025 Stakeholder meeting with other Government Departments (OGD); London Project Delivery Awards & visit to Bristol office London; UK, Bristol; UK Train, Taxi, Private Car Standard 427.1 180.55 17.8 625.45
Richard Henshall 10/02/2025 12/02/2025 London Meetings/Infrastructure and Projects Authotiy (IPA) /Association for Project Management (APM) Fellowship & Department for Business and Trade Senior Leadership Team leadership and investment committee meetings London; UK Train, Private Car Standard 232.6 378.21 26.6 637.41
Richard Henshall 13/02/2025 13/02/2025 UK Shared Business ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº (UKSBS) Meetings Swindon; UK Private Car Standard 22.5 N/A N/A 22.5
Richard Henshall 26/02/2025 26/02/2025 UK Shared Business ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº (UKSBS) Meetings Swindon; UK Private Car Standard 22.5 N/A N/A 22.5
Richard Henshall 04/03/2025 05/03/2025 Permanent Secretary and Corporate ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº Senior Leadership Team (SLT) meetings London; UK Train, Private Car Standard 242.6 168.32 17.8 428.72
Richard Henshall 12/03/2025 14/03/2025 Executive Planning Day and Data & AI Board London; UK, Milton Keynes; UK Train, Taxi Standard 363.8 353.74 27 744.54
Richard Henshall 18/03/2025 18/03/2025 Travel Matrix Internal Meeting London; UK Train, Private Car Standard 242.6 4.42 9 256.02
Richard Henshall 24/03/2025 25/03/2025 Senior Leadership Team (SLT) Meetings London; UK Train, Private Car Standard 242.7 188.8 17.8 449.3
Richard Henshall 27/03/2025 27/03/2025 UK Shared Business ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº (UKSBS) Meetings Swindon; UK Private Car Standard 22.5 N/A N/A 22.5
Robert Nixon Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Roderick Latham 03/03/2025 05/03/2025 To attend a conference in Belfast for Cyber NI week. This was also combined with a visit to Ireland's National Cyber Security Centre in Dublin. Dublin; Ireland, Belfast; UK Taxi Standard 41.54 42 N/A 83.54
Rosalind Campion 15/01/2025 15/01/2025 Meeting with External stakeholders London Underground Standard 2.7 N/A N/A 2.7
Rosalind Campion 30/01/2025 30/01/2025 Meeting with External stakeholders Leeds; UK Train Standard 320.2 N/A N/A 320.2
Rosalind Campion 25/02/2025 25/02/2025 Meeting with External stakeholders Cambridge; UK Train Standard 72 N/A N/A 72
Sarah Connolly 20/01/2025 20/01/2025 Trip to visit Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) & TikTok in Dublin Dublin; Ireland Scheduled flight, Train, Taxi Economy/Standard 330.52 N/A N/A 330.52
Sarah Connolly 01/03/2025 02/03/2025 Mobile World Congress Travel Barcelona; Spain Scheduled flight, Taxi Economy/Standard 183.28 N/A N/A 183.28
Sarah Hodgetts 21/03/2025 21/03/2025 Working with my Manchester based team and strategy and delivery. Whiteboarding session in person Manchester; UK Train Standard 272.8 N/A N/A 272.8
Sarah Munby Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Steve Glass Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Talitha Rowland 03/03/2025 04/03/2025 Speaker at Conference & meetings with Irish Government Dublin; Ireland Scheduled flight, Train, Taxi Economy/Standard 218.65 148.42 N/A 367.07
Ted Hayden 22/01/2025 23/01/2025 Regional office visit Manchester; UK Train Standard 389.3 73.45 N/A 462.75
Ted Hayden 06/02/2025 07/02/2025 Regional office visit Edinburgh; UK, Darlington; UK Train Standard 206.3 N/A N/A 206.3
Theo Blackwell 24/02/2025 25/02/2025 Government Digital Service (GDS) local Government engagement with 2 regions Liverpool; UK, Northallerton; UK Train Standard 188.9 212.25 N/A 400.15
Tim Sparrow 19/12/2024 19/12/2024 Professional fees N/A N, A N/A N/A N/A 391.4 391.4
Tim Sparrow 03/02/2025 05/02/2025 Government Finance Function Conference Liverpool; UK Train Standard 342.6 300 399 1041.6