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 (£) |
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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 |