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DIT senior officials travel: April to June 2019
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| Senior official (SCS2 and above) | Start date of trip | Duration of Visit | Destination | Purpose of trip | Mode of transport | Class of travel | Accommodation/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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| Amanda Brooks | 15/05/2019 | 2 | Swindon | Attended Global Directors Development Programme at Shrivenham | Rail | Standard | £6.87 | £10.00 | £120 | Nil Return |
| Amanda Brooks | 23/05/2019 | 2 | Leeds | Four Nations Policy Conference | Rail | Standard | £9.80 | £5.00 | £165 | Nil Return |
| Amanda Brooks | 29/05/2019 | 1 | Brussels - Belgium | Meetings with the European Commission Officials | Eurostar | Standard | £5.77 | Nil Return | £294 | Nil Return |
| Amanda Brooks | 03/06/2019 | 8 | Tokyo - Japan | G20 Summit | Air | Business | £31.32 | £148.52 | £6,731 | Nil Return |
| Amanda Brooks | 12/06/2019 | 1 | Reading | Meetings with the Trade Remedies Authority /Trade Remedies Implementation officials | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £58 | Nil Return |
| Anthony Green | 15/04/2019 | 2 | South Africa | Series of meeting and workshops with DIT Africa team and their stakeholders to refine strategy and plans | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £3,162 | Nil Return |
| Antonia Romeo | 04/04/2019 | 1 | Oxford | Site Visit to Unipart | Train | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £33.70 | Nil Return |
| Antonia Romeo | 12/04/2019 | 1 | Oxford | Ditchley Conference | Train | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £69.00 | Nil Return |
| Antonia Romeo | 01/05/2019 | 1 | Manchester | DIT Regional Staff Event and Export Champions Roundtable | Train | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £353.60 | Nil Return |
| Bidesh Sarkar | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Bridget Palmer | 10/06/2019 | 3 | Geneva - Switzerland | To attend Dispute Hearing at Geneva and UK Mission | Air | Economy | £336.04 | Nil Return | £1,571 | Nil Return |
| Catherine Vaughan | 16/06/2019 | 4 | Kenya | Official Development Aid (ODA) capability development and engagement with DIT office | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £3,733 | Nil Return |
| Chris Allan | 19/05/2019 | 5 | London | Introductory week in DIT, including meetings with Ministers and senior officials across DIT and Whitehall. | Air | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £823 | Nil Return |
| Christopher Barton | 04/04/2019 | 2 | Brussels - Belgium | EU Trade Policy Committee | Eurostar | Standard | £13.93 | Nil Return | £27 | Nil Return |
| Christopher Barton | 08/04/2019 | 5 | Tokyo - Japan | G20 Summit | Air | Business | £386.02 | Nil Return | £5,894 | Nil Return |
| Christopher Barton | 16/05/2019 | 2 | Brussels - Belgium | EU Trade Policy Committee | Eurostar | Standard | £11.05 | Nil Return | £269 | Nil Return |
| Christopher Barton | 26/05/2019 | 2 | Brussels - Belgium | Attending the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) | Eurostar | Standard | £8.50 | Nil Return | £390 | Nil Return |
| Christopher Barton | 18/06/2019 | 2 | Brussels - Belgium | EU Trade Policy Committee | Eurostar | Standard | £288.32 | Nil Return | £460 | Nil Return |
| Claire Bassett | 01/04/2019 | 1 | London | Meeting with UK Steel | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £54 | Nil Return |
| Claire Bassett | 29/04/2019 | 3 | Geneva | Attending Rules Week - World Trade Organisation (WTO) | Air | Economy | £268.39 | £152.70 | £700 | Nil Return |
| Claire Bassett | 16/05/2019 | 1 | London | Meeting Australian Anti dumping Commission | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £54 | Nil Return |
| Claire Bassett | 21/05/2019 | 2 | Northern Ireland | Visiting Northern Ireland Government | Air | Economy | £19.05 | Nil Return | £309 | Nil Return |
| Claire Bassett | 13/06/2019 | 1 | London | Attending Wellbeing and Confident Leader course | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £54 | Nil Return |
| Claire Bassett | 24/06/2019 | 1 | Wales | Site visit Tata Steel | Private Car | Standard | £10.00 | Nil Return | £121 | Nil Return |
| Claire Vince | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Conrad Bird | 04/04/2019 | 2 | Swindon | Attended Global Directors Development Programme at Shrivenham | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £98 | Nil Return |
| Conrad Bird | 13/05/2019 | 2 | Birmingham | Attended City Nation Place UK event at Edgbaston Park Hotel | Rail | Standard | £97.00 | Nil Return | £211 | Nil Return |
| Darren Tierney | 25/06/2019 | 5 | Cayman Islands | Travel to Overseas Territories Trade Summit | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £3,851 | Nil Return |
| Helen Carrier | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Graham Zebedee | 15/05/2019 | 2 | Swindon | Defence Academy Global Directors' Development programme. | Rail/Taxi | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £108 | Nil Return |
| Graham Zebedee | 15/06/2019 | 1 | Tottenham Hale | World Trade Organisation/The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) visit | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £87 | Nil Return |
| Graham Zebedee | 18/06/2019 | 2 | Geneva - Switzerland | World Trade Organisation/The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) visit | Air | Economy | £124.38 | Nil Return | £1,260 | Nil Return |
| Graham Zebedee | 27/06/2019 | 1 | Birmingham | Civil Service Live Panel session | Rail | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £38 | Nil Return |
| Henry Pearson | 23/04/2019 | 2 | Glasgow - Scotland | Attendance at CyberUK 2019 | Air | Economy | £371.00 | Nil Return | £673 | Nil Return |
| Henry Pearson | 18/05/2019 | 4 | Qatar | Meetings with Senior Government Officials | Air | Business | £688.10 | Nil Return | £4,427 | Nil Return |
| Henry Pearson | 27/05/2019 | 4 | Kuwait | Meetings with Senior Government Officials and Ministers | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £4,315 | Nil Return |
| Henry Pearson | 06/06/2019 | 1 | Cheltenham | Meeting with Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £261 | Nil Return |
| Henry Pearson | 16/06/2019 | 2 | Saudi Arabia | Meetings with Senior Government Officials and Industrialists | Air | Premium Economy | £361.00 | Nil Return | £2,969 | Nil Return |
| Holly Ellis | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| James Norton | 05/04/2019 | 2 | Shrivenham | Directors Leadership residential programme | Rail/Taxi | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £62 | Nil Return |
| James Norton | 06/06/2019 | 2 | Madrid - Spain | HR orientation and visit to DIT offices and meeting staff | Air | Economy | £144.94 | Nil Return | £510 | Nil Return |
| John Alty | 13/05/2019 | 3 | Seoul - Korea | Negotiations working group with the Koreans | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £4,583 | Nil Return |
| John Alty | 29/05/2019 | 1 | London | Lunch & Dinner with Korean Counterpart during negotiations working group | Hospitality | Nil Return | Nil Return | £478.03 | £478 | Nil Return |
| John Alty | 08/06/2019 | 2 | Seoul - Korea | Negotiation working group with the Koreans | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £6,495 | Nil Return |
| John Mahon | 03/04/2019 | 3 | New York and Washington DC - USA | Meeting with World Bank, IMC Worldwide & Inter-American Development Bank | Air | Business | £627.54 | Nil Return | £5,959 | Nil Return |
| John Mahon | 22/04/2019 | 4 | Beijing, Shanghai Jinhan, Hong Kong - China | Meeting with Chinese businesses and overseas staff for engagement | Air | Business | £577.04 | Nil Return | £5,376 | Nil Return |
| John Mahon | 15/05/2019 | 2 | Wilton Park | Wilton Park Conference | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £38 | Nil Return |
| John Mahon | 31/05/2019 | 1 | Nottingham | Meeting with Leec Ltd, Vivo Communication Technology & Medibord Ltd | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £102 | Nil Return |
| John Mahon | 18/06/2019 | 1 | Lisbon - Portugal | Meeting with Colt Technologies/DIT strategic partners/Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Portugal) | Air | Economy | £131.00 | Nil Return | £442 | Nil Return |
| Marian Sudbury | 02/04/2019 | 1 | London | Internal meetings | Rail | Standard | £12.41 | £5.00 | £186 | Nil Return |
| Marian Sudbury | 03/04/2019 | 1 | London | Internal meetings | Rail | Standard | £55.09 | £10.00 | £234 | Nil Return |
| Marian Sudbury | 09/04/2019 | 1 | London | Internal meetings | Rail | Standard | £5.40 | Nil Return | £174 | Nil Return |
| Marian Sudbury | 11/04/2019 | 1 | Birmingham | Visit to Midlands team for internal meetings | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £91 | Nil Return |
| Marian Sudbury | 15/04/2019 | 1 | London | Internal meetings | Rail | Standard | £10.94 | Nil Return | £276 | Nil Return |
| Marian Sudbury | 07/05/2019 | 1 | London | Internal meetings | Taxi | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | £35 | Nil Return |
| Marian Sudbury | 22/05/2019 | 2 | London | Internal meetings | Hotel | Nil Return | £22.50 | £5.00 | £238 | Nil Return |
| Marian Sudbury | 09/06/2019 | 1 | London | Internal meetings | Hotel | Nil Return | £129.60 | Nil Return | £130 | Nil Return |
| Marian Sudbury | 10/06/2019 | 1 | Leeds | Visit to Leeds office for internal meetings | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £32 | Nil Return |
| Marian Sudbury | 26/06/2019 | 1 | London | Internal meetings | Hotel | Nil Return | £143.00 | Nil Return | £143 | Nil Return |
| Mark Goldsack | 29/04/2019 | 3 | Turkey | Attendance at International Defence Industry exhibition | Air | Economy | 209.28 | Nil Return | £1,100 | Nil Return |
| Mark Goldsack | 13/05/2019 | 1 | Sweden/France | Attendance at Undersea Defence Technology Exhibition in Sweden on 13/14 May & Meetings at the Embassy in Paris | Air/Eurostar | Economy/Standard | £371.48 | Nil Return | £692 | Nil Return |
| Mark Goldsack | 23/05/2019 | 1 | Shrivenham/Larkhill/Cheltenham | Speaking event at the Defence Academy and then to visit Export Support Team at Larkhill & company visit to GE Aviation | Hire car | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £103 | Nil Return |
| Mark Goldsack | 03/06/2019 | 1 | Wyle | Evening engagement with SERCO | Taxi | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £149 | Nil Return |
| Mark Goldsack | 10/06/2019 | 1 | Wyle | Attendance at DIT Leadership evening engagement | Taxi | Standard | 188.42 | Nil Return | £237 | Nil Return |
| Mark Goldsack | 14/06/2019 | 1 | Wimborne and Bournemouth | Company visit to Cobham | Hire car | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £37 | Nil Return |
| Mark Goldsack | 16/06/2019 | 2 | Paris - France | Attendance at Paris Air Show 16-18 June | Eurostar | Standard | £21.21 | Nil Return | £345 | Nil Return |
| Mark Goldsack | 23/06/2019 | 2 | Abu Dhabi/Kuwait | Visit to Abu Dhabi and Kuwait 23-27 June | Air | Economy | £631.87 | £27.89 | £5,258 | Nil Return |
| Mark Slaughter | 25/04/2019 | 7 | New York, Denver - USA | Business and Internal meetings | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £5,600 | Nil Return |
| Mark Slaughter | 08/05/2019 | 5 | Hong Kong,Taiwan,South Korea,Japan - NE Aisa | Business and Internal engagement & DIT North East Aisa Conference | Air | Business | Nil Return | Nil Return | £7,010 | Nil Return |
| Michael Charlton | 16/04/2019 | 4 | Istanbul - Turkey | Business trip - Turkey Deep Dive | Nil Return | Nil Return | £42.60 | £118.78 | £177 | Nil Return |
| Michael Charlton | 10/05/2019 | 10 | Peru/Brazil | Business trip - Lima and Latac | Air | Business | £397.50 | £216.63 | £4,000 | Nil Return |
| Michael Charlton | 22/05/2019 | 6 | Israel | Business trip - Israel Deep Dive | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | £126.26 | £267 | Nil Return |
| Michael Charlton | 06/06/2019 | 1 | High Wycombe | Global Director Development Programme Training | Taxi | Standard | £5.65 | £5.00 | £26 | Nil Return |
| Michael Short | 04/04/2019 | 1 | Oxford | Innovate UK Council meeting (Board Member) | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £61 | Nil Return |
| Michael Short | 05/05/2019 | 3 | Washington DC - USA | Attend Satellite 19 Event | Air | Economy | £481.42 | Nil Return | £2,970 | Nil Return |
| Michael Short | 09/05/2019 | 1 | Manchester | Speaker at the Government Digital Technology Conference | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £112 | Nil Return |
| Michael Short | 14/05/2019 | 1 | Manchester | Speaker at the EUREKA Global Innovation Summit | Rail/Taxi | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £147 | Nil Return |
| Michael Short | 03/06/2019 | 1 | Exeter | Visit to Met Office to meet with Chief Scientific Adviser | Rail/Taxi | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £165 | Nil Return |
| Michael Short | 20/06/2019 | 1 | Birmingham | Attend University of Birmingham for an event entitled 'Connecting the Digital World - Update on Current Knowledge of RF Safety' | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £99 | Nil Return |
| Michael Short | 26/06/2019 | 1 | Cambridge | Attend - CWIC 2019: Digitising Industry event at the Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre. | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £26 | Nil Return |
| Oliver Griffiths | 06/06/2019 | 1 | Marlow | Global Director Development Workshop | Private Car | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £43 | Nil Return |
| Oliver Griffiths | 27/06/2019 | 1 | Birmingham | Transatlantic conference | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £42 | Nil Return |
| Oliver Griffiths | 20/06/2019 | 2 | Belfast - Northern Ireland | Senior Officials Group meeting | Air | Economy | £108.00 | Nil Return | £265 | Nil Return |
| Richard Price | 11/06/2019 | 1 | Cardiff | UK Trade Analysts' Roundtable Cardiff | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £242 | Nil Return |
| Sally Langrish | 10/06/2019 | 3 | Geneva - Switzerland | To attend Dispute Hearing at Geneva and UK Mission | Air | Economy | £336.04 | Nil Return | £1,571 | Nil Return |
| Susan Caldwell | 15/05/2019 | 1 | Swindon | Global Directors Development programme Cohort 2 workshop | Taxi | Standard | £2.60 | Nil Return | £43 | Nil Return |
| Toby Orr | 15/05/2019 | 1 | Swindon | Global Directors Development programme Cohort 2 workshop | Rail | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £98 | Nil Return |
| Toby Orr | 11/06/2019 | 2 | Edinburgh/Dundee - Scotland | Director of Communications meeting held in Dundee | Air | Economy | £91.00 | Nil Return | £361 | Nil Return |
| Tom Josephs | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Vivien Life | 04/04/2019 | 2 | Swindon-Shivenham | Defence Academy for 3 TPG members of staff to attend a Directors' Development residential course | Rail/Taxi | Standard | Nil Return | Nil Return | £1,453 | Nil Return |