DIT ministers' overseas travel: April to June 2021
Updated 19 October 2023
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Minister | Start Date of Trip | End Date of Trip | Destination | Purpose of Trip | Mode of Transport | Cost of private jet or RAF plane hire, if relevant (£) | Number of officials who accompanied minister if non-scheduled travel was used | Accompanied by spouse, family member(s) or friend at public expense? | Total cost (for minister only) including all visas, accommodation, travel, meals etc (£) |
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Elizabeth Truss | 18/04/2021 | 20/04/2021 | UAE and KSA | Trade relations and market access discussions with the UAE, KSA and GCC | Scheduled flight | £0.00 | N/A | No | £6,936.99 |
Elizabeth Truss | 29/04/2021 | 30/04/2021 | Geneva, Switzerland | Trade discussions with the Director General of the WTO and key Permanent Representatives | Scheduled flight | £0.00 | N/A | No | £716.61 |
Elizabeth Truss | 28/06/2021 | 01/07/2021 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Bilaterals with new Israeli government. | Scheduled flight | £0.00 | N/A | No | £2,898.61 |
Greg Hands | 04/05/2021 | 06/05/2021 | Paris, France | To strenghten the UK-France trade and investment partnership post EU-exit | Eurostar/scheduled flight | £0.00 | N/A | No | £428.90 |
Greg Hands | 10/05/2021 | 12/05/2021 | Munich, Germany | To strenghten the UK-Germany trade and investment partnership post EU-exit and attend the Ludwig Erhard Gipfel Summit | Scheduled flight | £0.00 | N/A | No | £473 |
Greg Hands | 27/06/2021 | 30/06/2021 | Madrid, Spain | To strenghten the UK-Spain trade and investment partnership post EU-exit | Scheduled flight | £0.00 | N/A | No | £243.87 |
Greg Hands | 20/06/2021 | 24/06/2021 | Hanoi, Vietnam | To strenghten the trade partnership between the two countries and promote the UK’s accession to CPTPP | Scheduled flight/Private Charter | £9,262.91 | 1 | No | £11,227.71 |
Graham Stuart | 06/04/2021 | 09/04/2021 | Belgrade, Serbia | To promote Serbia into the UK market on infrastructure development | Scheduled flight | £0.00 | N/A | No | £806.27 |
Graham Stuart | 19/05/2021 | 23/05/2021 | Baku, Azerbaijan | To meet with senior Azerbaijani Ministers to strengthen the bilateral relationship | Scheduled flight | £0.00 | N/A | No | £4,150.55 |
Graham Stuart | 14/06/2021 | 17/06/2021 | Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Denmark | To promote developing trade between the UK and Denmark with focus on Energy Climate. | Scheduled flight | £0.00 | N/A | No | £776.52 |
Ranil Jayawardena | 20/04/2021 | 22/04/2021 | Bern, Switzerland | To build bilateral relationships and discuss trade and investment opportunities. | Scheduled flight | £0.00 | N/A | No | £360 |
Ranil Jayawardena | 06/06/2021 | 09/06/2021 | Doha, Qatar | To build bilateral relationships and discuss trade and investment opportunities. | Scheduled flight | £0.00 | N/A | No | £5,076.02 |
Ranil Jayawardena | 14/06/2021 | 17/06/2021 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | To build relationships and discuss trade and investment opportunities with both Saudia Arabia and via the GCC. | Scheduled flight | £0.00 | N/A | No | £3,148.82 |
Gerry Grimstone | 30/05/2021 | 02/06/2021 | Incheon, Seoul, South Korea | Engaging with South Korean investors | Scheduled flight | £0.00 | N/A | No | £7,495.54 |