Transparency data
BIS ministerial overseas travel: April to June 2012
Updated 29 November 2012
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| 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 |
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| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills and President of the Board of Trade, Rt Hon Vincent Cable MP | 17 April 2012 - 18 April 2012 | Lithuania, Vilnius | Meetings on EU Growth agenda and bilateral meetings with Lithuanian Ministers | Scheduled | Not set | 527 |
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills and President of the Board of Trade, Rt Hon Vincent Cable MP | 24 May 2012- 25 May 2012 | Germany, Berlin & Dusseldorf | Meetings with German Ministers on developing industrial policy and engaging with business | Scheduled | Not set | 794 |
| Minister of State (Universities and Science), Rt Hon David Willetts MP | 01 April 2012 - 05 April 2012 | Turkey, Ankara & Istanbul, Kurdistan, Erbil | Leading delegation to promote Higher Education, research and innovation collaboration | Scheduled | Not set | 1,968 |
| Minister of State (Universities and Science), Rt Hon David Willetts MP | 09 April 2012 - 14 April 2012 | Japan, Tokyo, Indonesia, Jakarta, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore | Accompany the Prime Minister with a Business delegation to promote the UK and meet key inward investors | Charter | 1 | Costs met by No10 |
| Minister of State (Universities and Science), Rt Hon David Willetts MP | 25 April 2012 - 27 April 2012 | Romania, Bucharest | Bologna Ministerial Conference | Scheduled | Not set | 789 |
| Minister of State (Universities and Science), Rt Hon David Willetts MP | 10 May 2012 - 11 May 2012 | Belgium, Brussels | European Youth Council | Eurostar | Not set | 450 |
| Minister of State (Universities and Science), Rt Hon David Willetts MP | 30 May 2012 - 31 May 2012 | Belgium, Brussels | EU Competitiveness Council | Eurostar | Not set | 375 |
| Minister of State (Universities and Science), Rt Hon David Willetts MP | 18 June 2012 - 21 June 2012 | USA, Boston & San Francisco | BIO conference and science and research meetings | Scheduled | Not set | 4,055 |
| Minister of State (Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning), John Hayes MP | 23 April 2012 - 25 April 2012 | Germany, Berlin | Visit to Siemens plant and meet with German Ministerial counterparts to discuss apprenticeships | Scheduled | Not set | 392 |
| Minister of State (Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning), John Hayes MP | 20 May 2012 - 23 May 2012 | Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. UAE, Dubai | Meet Ministerial counterparts to discuss further education | Scheduled | Not set | 5,214 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 09 April 2012 - 13 April 2012 | Japan, Tokyo, Indonesia, Jakarta, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpar | Accompany the Prime Minister with a business delegation to promote the UK and meet key inward investors | Charter & Scheduled | 1 | 18,629 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 25 April 2012 - 28 April 2012 | Turkey, Istanbul | UKTI business delegation to meet key inward investors, senior Ministers and promote the UK | Scheduled | Not set | 1,408 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 30 April 2012 - 09 May 2012 | USA, Houston, Sand Diego & Seattle and Canada, Vancouver, Toronto & Montreal | Meet key inward investors and promote UK business | Scheduled | Not set | 6,077 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 16 May 2012 - 21 May 2012 | USA, New York | Meet key inward investors and promote UK business | Scheduled | Not set | Costs met by Minister |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 26 May 2012 - 31 May 2012 | China, Beijing, Shenzhen & Hong Kong | Meet key inward investors, promote the UK and attend the Inaugural China International Fair for Trade in Services | Scheduled | Not set | 5,597 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 11 June 2012 - 15 June 2012 | Latvia, Riga, Lithuania, Vilnius, Estonia, Tallinn, Finland, Helsinki | Meet key inward investors and promote UK business | Scheduled | Not set | 1,071 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 17 June 2012 - 21 June 2012 | Mexico, Mexico City & Los Cabos | Accompany the Prime Minister to G20 Summit with a business delegation to promote UK business and to meet key inward investors | Chartered | 1 | Costs met by No10 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs), Norman Lamb MP | 17 April 2012 - 20 April 2012 | Mexico, Puerto Vallarta | G20 Trade meeting | Scheduled | Not set | 6,445 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs), Norman Lamb MP | 24 April 2012 - 25 April 2012 | Denmark, Billund | Informal EPSCO meeting. | Scheduled | Not set | 450 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs), Norman Lamb MP | 23 May 2012 - 23 May 2012 | France, Paris | OECD meeting | Eurostar | Not set | 250 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs), Norman Lamb MP | 29 May 2012 - 31 May 2012 | Belgium, Brussels | Competitiveness and Trade Council | Eurostar | Not set | 500 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs), Norman Lamb MP | 03 June 2012 - 05 June 2012 | Portugal, Lisbon, Spain, Madrid | To promote EU growth | Scheduled | Not set | 708 |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Business, Innovation and Skills), Baroness Wilcox | 13 June 2012 - 14 June 2012 | Denmark, Copenhagen | European Inventors' Awards Ceremony | Scheduled | Not set | 692 |
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