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FCO's senior officials’ business expenses for travel, April to June 2018
Updated 18 October 2018
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| Name | Start date of trip | Duration of Visit (in days) | Destination | Purpose of trip | Mode of transport | Class of travel | Accomodation/Meals | Other (including hospitality given) | Total cost, including all visas, accommodation, travel, meals etc. (£) | Total Cost of Use of Official Secure Car |
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| Gareth Bayley | 2018-04-28 | 3 | Tehran | UK-German-Iran-Norway Quad on Afghanistan | Air | Economy and Business | Nil return | £1,445 | £1,445 | Nil return |
| Gareth Bayley | 2018-05-10 | 2 | Doha | Meetings with Qatar MFA officials and think tanks on Afghanistan | Air | Economy | £417 | £636 | £1,052 | Nil return |
| Jill Gallard | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Philip Barton | 2018-04-30 | 5 | Istanbul | Mediation case | Air | Economy | £498 | Nil Return | £909 | Nil Return |
| Philip Barton | 2018-05-24 | 1 | Brussels | Briefing on Hostile State Activity | Rail | Economy | £104 | Nil Return | £380 | Nil Return |
| Philip Barton | 2018-05-29 | 2 | Stockholm | Paris Group | Air | Economy | £338 | Nil Return | £796 | Nil Return |
| Philip Barton | 2018-05-31 | 6 | Singapore, Kuala Lumpur | IISS Shangri La Conference in Singapore and Pastoral visit to KL | Air | Business | £1,114 | Nil Return | £4,484 | Nil Return |
| Philip Barton | 2018-06-13 | 3 | Washington | Visit to Washington meetings with State department | Air | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £3,369 | Nil Return |
| Philip Barton | 2018-06-21 | 1 | Rome | Visit to Rome on Italian Russia Policy | Air | Economy | £49 | Nil Return | £481 | Nil Return |
| Philip Barton | 2018-06-27 | 1 | Blackpool | Civil Service Live | Rail | Economy | £13 | Nil Return | £123 | Nil Return |
| Shamik Dhar | 2018-04-19 | 3 | Washington | IMF Spring Meetings, Washington | Air | Economy | £21 | Nil Return | £1,995 | Nil Return |
| Shamik Dhar | 2018-06-20 | 2 | Lisbon, Madrid | Presentation to posts: Impact of Brexit and meetings with external experts | Air | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £902 | Nil Return |
| Neil Crompton | 2018-04-27 | 2 | Washington | Meetings on ME issues with senior US colleagues at State Dept. and Embassy | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £3,000 | Nil Return |
| Neil Crompton | 2018-05-29 | 2 | Jeddah, Muscat | Talks on Yemen with US counterparts | Air | Business | £200 | Nil Return | £2,960 | Nil Return |
| Neil Crompton | 2018-06-11 | 1 | Berlin | Meeting with P3 colleagues (French and Germans) on ME issues | Air | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £395 | Nil Return |
| Colin Martin-Reynolds | 2018-06-03 | 3 | The Hague | CIO Conference and meetings with Embassy colleagues on Tech Overhaul | Air | Economy | £428 | Nil Return | £1,363 | Nil Return |
| Edward Hobart | 2018-05-10 | 1 | Exeter | UK Outreach - Panellist at BFPG-University of Exeter event on foreign policy | Rail | Economy | £10 | Nil Return | £41 | Nil Return |
| Robin Grimes | 2018-04-30 | 2 | Cardiff | Devolved Administration engagement including speech to the Learned Society of Wales | Rail | Economy | £62 | £79 | £141 | Nil Return |
| Robin Grimes | 2018-05-14 | 2 | Geneva | Foreign Ministries Science and Technology Advisers Network (FMSTAN) meeting | Air and Taxi | Economy | £378 | £548 | £926 | Nil Return |
| Robin Grimes | 2018-05-24 | 2 | Vienna | Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) Symposium | Air and Rail | Economy | Nil Return | £319 | £319 | Nil Return |
| Robin Grimes | 2018-05-26 | 7 | Santiago, Punta Arenas, Buenos Aires | Bilateral visit: Chile - oceans/Antarctica issues; Argentina - S&I projects and anti-microbial resistance Fund | Air Rail and Taxi | Economy and Business | £1,225 | £3,509 | £4,734 | Nil Return |
| Robin Grimes | 2018-06-14 | 2 | Boulby, North Yorkshire | Visit to the Science & Technology Facilities Council Underground Laboratory | Rail and Taxi | Economy | £70 | £416 | £486 | Nil Return |
| Robin Grimes | 2018-06-24 | 3 | Washington | Joint MOD/FCO visit (FCO part of trip was 24-26 June) | Taxi | Economy | £57 | £54 | £111 | Nil Return |
| Angus Lapsley | 2018-04-15 | 1 | Brussels | Brexit negotiations | Eurostar | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £565 | Nil Return |
| Angus Lapsley | 2018-05-17 | 2 | Paris | Meeting with US/French & German Opposite Numbers | Eurostar | Business | £197 | £490 | £687 | Nil Return |
| Angus Lapsley | 2018-04-16 | 1 | Brussels | Brexit negotiations | Eurostar | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £565 | Nil Return |
| Angus Lapsley | 2018-05-18 | 2 | Paris | Meeting with French opposite number | Eurostar | Business Premier | £197 | Nil Return | £687 | Nil Return |
| Angus Lapsley | 2018-05-29 | 2 | Oslo | UK/Norway Pol-Mil talks | Air | Economy | Nil Return | £167 | £167 | Nil Return |
| Angus Lapsley | 2018-06-04 | 2 | Paris | German Marshall Fund | Eurostar | Premium Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £238 | Nil Return |
| Angus Lapsley | 2018-06-20 | 1 | Brussels | Brexit negotiations | Eurostar | Business | Nil Return | £490 | £490 | Nil Return |
| Angus Lapsley | 2018-06-27 | 2 | Washington | Meetings with State Department and Embassy | Air | Business | Nil Return | £5,604 | £5,604 | Nil Return |
| Angus Lapsley | 2018-06-26 | 1 | The Hague | Chemical Weapons meeting - accompanied FS | Air | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £350 | Nil Return |
| Angus Lapsley | 2018-06-20 | 1 | Brussels | Brexit negotiations | Eurostar | Business Premier | Nil Return | Nil Return | £490 | Nil Return |
| Angus Lapsley | 2018-06-27 | 2 | Washington | Meetings with State Dept. and Embassy staff | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £5,604 | Nil Return |
| Jon Benjamin | 2018-05-16 | 2 | Paris | International Diplomats Format Training | Eurostar | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | £149 | Nil Return |
| Jon Benjamin | 2018-06-13 | 1 | Birmingham | Civil Service Live | Rail | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | £127 | Nil Return |
| Deborah Bronnert | 2018-05-14 | 3 | Mexico City | High level economic talks and meetings with counterparts | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £2,906 | Nil Return |
| Deborah Bronnert | 2018-06-11 | 1 | Cambridge | David Cleevely Lecture and Dinner at Queen's College Cambridge | Rail | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £25 | Nil Return |
| Deborah Bronnert | 2018-06-13 | 1 | Birmingham | Civil Service Live Event | Rail | Economy | £7 | Nil Return | £67 | Nil Return |
| Deborah Bronnert | 2018-06-25 | 1 | Paris | Meetings with OECD, UKDel and BE Paris | Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil Return | £347 | Nil Return |
| Deborah Bronnert | 2018-06-07 | 2 | Copenhagen | Conference on Burma | Air | Economy | £72 | Nil Return | £700 | Nil Return |
| James Kariuki | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Geoffrey Adams | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Andrew Noble | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Andrew Sanderson | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Tracey Williamson | 2018-04-10 | 1 | Pretoria | Meeting with Head of Hubs (Commercial, Finance & HR), HoM and Posts | Air | Business | £93 | Nil Return | £3,206 | Nil Return |
| Tracey Williamson | 2018-06-17 | 5 | Manila | Meeting with Head of Hubs (Commercial, Finance & HR), HoM and Posts | Air | Business | £1,025 | Nil Return | £3,252 | Nil Return |
| Neil Wigan | 2018-04-10 | 5 | Harare | Meeting with Africa EU Directors | Air | Premium Economy | £255 | Nil Return | £3,658 | Nil Return |
| Neil Wigan | 2018-04-23 | 3 | Khartoum | UK/Sudan Strategic Dialogue | Air | Economy | £24 | Nil Return | £948 | Nil Return |
| Neil Wigan | 2018-05-01 | 2 | Brussels | Somalia Security Meeting | Eurostar | Economy | £145 | Nil Return | £513 | Nil Return |
| Neil Wigan | 2018-06-05 | 2 | Paris | P3 Meeting | Eurostar | Economy | £159 | Nil Return | £287 | Nil Return |
| Neil Wigan | 2018-06-05 | 1 | Brussels | EU Africa Directors Meeting | Eurostar | Economy | £271 | Nil Return | £486 | Nil Return |
| Kate White | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Simon McDonald | 2018-04-11 | 1 | Brussels | EU State Secretaries and Secretaries-General meeting | Air | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | £129 | Nil Return |
| Simon McDonald | 2018-04-12 | 2 | Oxford | 68th Königswinter Conference | Rail | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | £30 | Nil Return |
| Simon McDonald | 2018-04-22 | 4 | Delhi, Chennai, Chandigarh | Pastoral visit to British High and bilateral meetings with MFA | Air and Rail | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | £2,877 | Nil Return |
| Simon McDonald | 2018-05-13 | 6 | Manila, Hanoi, Siem Reap, Phnom Penh | Bilateral meetings and pastoral visit to our British Embassies | Air | Nil Return | £132 | Nil Return | £4,808 | Nil Return |
| Simon McDonald | 2018-06-21 | 4 | Vienna, Rome | Attending informal meeting of EU Secretaries and Secretaries-General meeting in Vienna and pastoral visit to British Embassy Rome | Air | Nil Return | £188 | Nil Return | £559 | Nil Return |
| Kara Owen | 2018-04-25 | 2 | Saffron Walden | Forward Institute Residential Course | Rail and Taxi | Economy | £199 | Nil Return | £246 | Nil Return |
| Kara Owen | 2018-05-02 | 2 | Washington, Canada | Bilateral meetings and pastoral visit to our British Embassies | Air | Business | £158 | Nil Return | £2,822 | Nil Return |
| Kara Owen | 2018-06-06 | 2 | Glasgow | Civil Service Live | Rail | Economy | £126 | Nil Return | £248 | Nil Return |
| Richard Moore | 2018-04-10 | 2 | Washington DC | EU (UK, Germany & France) + US Political Directors' meeting | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £2,964 | Nil Return |
| Richard Moore | 2018-05-03 | 1 | Rome | EU (UK, Germany, France & Italy) meetings | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £913 | Nil Return |
| Richard Moore | 2018-05-09 | 1 | Ankara | Meetings in advance of President of Turkey's visit to the UK | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £2,339 | Nil Return |
| Richard Moore | 2018-05-24 | 1 | Vienna | Joint Commission meeting & Iran meeting | Air | Economy and Business | £200 | Nil Return | £1,005 | Nil Return |
| Richard Moore | 2018-06-24 | 3 | Sarajevo, Belgrade | Official visit to Western Balkans | Air | Economy and Business | £79 | Nil Return | £1,203 | Nil Return |
| Paul Williams | 2018-04-19 | 2 | Geneva | Attend Geneva Group Consultative Level Meeting (CLM) | Air | Economy | £21 | £92 | £430 | Nil Return |
| Paul Williams | 2018-04-22 | 7 | Ottawa, New York, Bogota | International Atrocity Prevention Working Group (IAPWG - Ottawa), Sustaining Peace Debate (New York), visit UN Mission (Bogota) | Air | Economy and Business | £225 | £92 | £3,762 | Nil Return |
| Paul Williams | 2018-05-02 | 4 | Yinchuan | Attend P5 talks hosted by China | Air | Business | £380 | Nil Return | £4,336 | Nil Return |
| Hugh Elliott | 2018-05-16 | 3 | Edinburgh | Scottish Government Visit | Air | Economy | £155 | Nil Return | £212 | Nil Return |
| Owen Jenkins | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Lewis Neal | 2018-04-03 | 2 | Ottawa | Sous-Sherpa Meeting | Air | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £1,087 | Nil Return |
| Lewis Neal | 2018-05-07 | 3 | Quebec | Sous-Sherpa Meeting | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £4,204 | Nil Return |
| Tim Dowse | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Simon Shercliff | 2018-04-19 | 2 | Berkhamsted | Ashridge Senior Leaders Scheme Residential Course | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £30 | Nil Return |
| Simon Shercliff | 2018-06-03 | 3 | Berkhamsted | Ashridge Senior Leaders Scheme Residential Course | Rail | Standard | £125 | £15 | £161 | Nil Return |
| Simon Shercliff | 2018-06-13 | 1 | Birmingham | Speak at Civil Service Live event at Birmingham NEC | Rail | Standard | £6 | £28 | £82 | Nil Return |
| Simon Shercliff | 2018-06-20 | 2 | Paris | Meetings with French contacts to discuss Kidnap for Ransom policy | Eurostar | Economy | £221 | £304 | £980 | Nil Return |
| Ric Todd | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Jonathan Sinclair | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Serena Stone | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Charles Hay | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Patrick Moody | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Liane Saunders | 2018-04-27 | 1 | Redhill | Mandatory training course | Taxi | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £45 | Nil Return |
| Liane Saunders | 2018-05-07 | 3 | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem | Herzliya Conference & meetings | Air | Premium Economy | £67 | Nil Return | £2,034 | Nil Return |
| Liane Saunders | 2018-06-14 | 1 | Rome | Transatlantic Seminar | Air | Premium Economy | £266 | Nil Return | £1,163 | Nil Return |
| Alastair McPhail | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Simon Wren | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Helen Bower-Easton | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2018-04-18 | 2 | Brussels | Future of UKRep meetings | Air and Rail | Economy | £58 | Nil Return | £764 | Nil Return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2018-04-23 | 4 | Helsinki, Zurich, Berne | Bilateral meetings | Air and Rail | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £1,009 | Nil Return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2018-05-14 | 3 | Ljubljana, Zagreb | Bilateral meetings | Air and Taxi | Economy | £47 | Nil Return | £656 | Nil Return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2018-06-01 | 3 | Tallinn | Lennart Meri Conference | Air Rail and Taxi | Economy | £382 | Nil Return | £797 | Nil Return |
| Christina Scott | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Julia Longbottom | 2018-04-12 | 1 | London | Hosting UK/UAE Consular Dialogue | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | £516 | £516 | Nil Return |
| Julia Longbottom | 2018-05-15 | 1 | London | Hosting UK/Ireland Consular Dialogue | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | £179 | £179 | Nil Return |
| Julia Longbottom | 2018-05-25 | 7 | Sydney, Hong Kong | Annual Consular Colloque with Five-Eyes partners. Consular visit and meetings with Hong Kong government | Air Rail and Taxi | Business | £383 | £7,458 | £7,841 | Nil Return |
| Julia Longbottom | 2018-06-27 | 1 | Blackpool | To deliver Crisis Management session at Civil Service Live | Rail | Standard | £27 | £93 | £120 | Nil Return |
| Lindsay Appleby | 2018-04-13 | 2 | Oxford | Konigswinter Conference | Rail | Economy | £32 | Nil Return | £32 | Nil Return |
| Lindsay Appleby | 2018-04-17 | 2 | Madrid | Talks with Spanish RE: Gibraltar EU Exit | Air | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £502 | Nil Return |
| Lindsay Appleby | 2018-04-30 | 2 | Gibraltar/Madrid | Trip to Gibraltar and Madrid with Olly Robbins - EU Exit | Air | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £618 | Nil Return |
| Martin Harris | 2018-04-09 | 1 | Stockholm | Attend Like Minded Political Directors meeting in Stockholm | Air | Economy | £215 | £58 | £724 | Nil Return |
| Martin Harris | 2018-06-09 | 2 | St Petersburg, Moscow | Pastoral visit to British Consulate in St Petersburg and talks with Neverov at Russia MFA | Air and Rail | Economy | £28 | £73 | £517 | Nil Return |
| Andrew Murdoch | 2018-04-19 | 2 | Glasgow | Workshop (International Law and Global Security: Issues in International Adjudication) at Glasgow University | Air | Economy | £110 | £340 | £450 | Nil Return |
| Andrew Murdoch | 2018-06-19 | 2 | The Hague | Meetings with legal officials | Air | Economy | £295 | £221 | £516 | Nil Return |
| Paul McKell | 2018-04-03 | 5 | Washington DC | American Society of International Law 112th Annual Meeting | Air | Economy | £710 | £1,481 | £2,191 | Nil Return |
| Paul McKell | 2018-05-31 | 2 | Brussels | COJUR (Public International Law Working Group) | Eurostar and Air | Economy | £240 | £482 | £722 | Nil Return |
| Paul McKell | 2018-06-06 | 3 | Berlin | Meeting of legal officials from various countries | Air | Economy | £265 | £771 | £1,036 | Nil Return |
| Paul McKell | 2018-06-13 | 1 | Paris | Talks with French MFA legal team | Rail | Economy | Nil Return | £303 | £303 | Nil Return |
| Iain Macleod | 2018-05-02 | 2 | Copenhagen | Meeting with Danish opposite number | Air | Economy | £198 | £270 | £468 | Nil Return |
| Iain Macleod | 2018-05-15 | 1 | Cambridge | Workshop (International Law and Cyber Security) at Lauterpacht Centre for International Law | Rail | Economy | £95 | £38 | £133 | Nil Return |
| Iain Macleod | 2018-06-06 | 3 | Berlin | Meeting of legal officials from various countries | Air | Economy | £298 | £605 | £903 | Nil Return |
| Iain Macleod | 2018-06-13 | 1 | Paris | Talks with French MFA legal team | Rail | Economy | Nil Return | £376 | £376 | Nil Return |
| Iain Macleod | 2018-06-27 | 3 | Bordeaux | Meeting of P5 MFA legal advisers | Air | Economy | £293 | £274 | £567 | Nil Return |
| Iain Macleod | 2018-06-30 | 5 | Beijing | Forum on Belt and Road Legal Cooperation organised by PRC MFA | Air | Business | £735 | £42 | £5,933 | Nil Return |
| Joanna Roper | 2018-04-07 | 8 | London | Commonwealth Summit and surrounding meetings | Air | Business | £1,518 | £59 | £3,659 | Nil Return |
| Joanna Roper | 2018-05-14 | 17 | London, Paris, London, Geneva | UK-Canada Working Group, UK-France talks, FCO Leadership Conference, Human Rights Council Geneva | Air and Rail | Economy and Business | £4,439 | £538 | £7,281 | Nil Return |
| Joanna Roper | 2018-06-25 | 17 | Dubai, Nairobi, Dhaka, London | UK-Kenya programme, London calls as Special Envoy, Ministerial visit | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £8,845 | Nil Return |
| Jane Marriott | 2018-04-10 | 9 | Australia, Philippines, Indonesia | Formal, AUKMIN counter terrorism dialogue with Australia and CT meetings in Indonesia and the Philippines | Air | Economy and Business | £950 | £33 | £9,350 | Nil Return |
| Jane Marriott | 2018-06-04 | 2 | Luxembourg | Justice and Home Affairs Council | Air | Economy | £261 | Nil Return | £827 | Nil Return |
| Jane Marriott | 2018-06-07 | 2 | Algeria | Algeria Strategic Security Partnership | Air | Economy | £176 | Nil Return | £415 | Nil Return |
| Jane Marriott | 2018-06-27 | 4 | New York | United Nations Counter Terrorism Conference | Air | Economy | £973 | Nil Return | £1,662 | Nil Return |
| Peter Jones | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |