Transparency data
BIS ministerial overseas travel: January to March 2012
Updated 29 November 2012
Download CSV 3.86 KB
| Minister | Date of Trip | Destination | Purpose | No.32 (The Royal Squadron)' or 'other RAF' or 'Charter' or 'Scheduled' or 'Eurostar' | Number of officials accompanying Ministers (where non-scheduled travel is used) | Total Cost including travel and accommodation of Minister only |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills and President of the Board of Trade, Rt Hon Vincent Cable MP | 28 February 2012 - 01 March 2012 | USA, New York | Meetings with the automotive industry | Scheduled | Not set | 3612 |
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills and President of the Board of Trade, Rt Hon Vincent Cable MP | 05 March 2012 - 06 March 2012 | Switzerland, Geneva | International Motor Show | Scheduled | Not set | 524 |
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills and President of the Board of Trade, Rt Hon Vincent Cable MP | 15 March 2012 - 18 March 2012 | India, Delhi | Ministerial meetings and make speeches at GREAT Branded campaign and India Today Conclave events | Scheduled | Not set | 3540 |
| Minister of State (Universities and Science), Rt Hon David Willetts MP | 08 February 2012 - 09 February 2012 | Sweden, Stockholm | Northern Future Forum | Scheduled | Not set | 904 |
| Minister of State (Universities and Science), Rt Hon David Willetts MP | 15 February 2012 - 22 February 2012 | Antarctic | Visit to the British Antarctic Survey research base | Charter | 1 | 3384 |
| Minister of State (Universities and Science), Rt Hon David Willetts MP | 21 March 2012 - 22 March 2012 | Hungary, Budapest | Policy seminar with the Hungarian Government and to present a session in relation to increasing employment and skills of young people | Scheduled | Not set | 996 |
| Minister of State (Business and Enterprise), Mark Prisk MP | 25 March 2012 - 29 March 2012 | USA, Boston & Washington | Promote Britain ahead of the Olympics, discuss high value opportunities for UK businesses, meet SME tech start-ups, lead EU/US trade discussions, discussions on regulatory reform with the Senate and on SMEs with the US Department of Commerce | Scheduled | Not set | 4057 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 10 January 2012 - 13 January 2012 | Pakistan, Karachi & Islamabad | Meetings with key inward investors and Ministers, promote the UK and improve UK’s business and trade relations with Pakistan | Scheduled | Not set | 2261 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 18 January 2012 - 19 January 2012 | Italy, Milan | UK-Italy Business Awards, meet key inward investors and contacts | Scheduled | Not set | 899 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 23 January 2012 - 26 January 2012 | Sweden, Stockholm, Norway, Oslo, Denmark, Copenhagen | World Trade Group, meet key investors and Ministers and promote the UK | Scheduled | Not set | 1371 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 13 February 2012 - 18 February 2012 | Singapore, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Thailand, Bangkok | Meet key inward investors, Ministers and promote the UK | Scheduled | Not set | 5596 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 12 March 2012 - 15 March 2012 | Germany, Munich, Czech Republic, Prague, Romania, Bucharest | Meet key inward investors, Ministers and promote the UK | Scheduled | Not set | 1727 |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs) Norman Lamb MP | 16 February 2012 - 17 February 2012 | Belgium, Brussels | EPSCO Council | Scheduled | Not set | 858 |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs) Norman Lamb MP | 19 February 2012 - 20 February 2012 | Belgium, Brussels | Competitiveness Council | Scheduled | Not set | 400 |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs) Norman Lamb MP | 15 March 2012 - 16 March 2012 | Belgium, Brussels | Foreign Affairs/ Trade Council | Eurostar | Not set | 442 |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Business, Innovation and Skills), Baroness Wilcox | 01 February 2012 - 03 February 2012 | Denmark, Copenhagen | Informal Competitiveness Council | Scheduled | Not set | 659 |