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FCDO's ministerial travel, January to March 2023
Updated 11 March 2024
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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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| James Cleverly | 11/01/2023 | 11/01/2023 | Belfast, UK | Roundtable with Northern Ireland political leaders. | RAF flight | £4,142.08 | 10 | No | £376.55 |
| James Cleverly | 17/01/2023 | 19/01/2023 | Washington, USA; Toronto, Canada | Bilateral programme with Foreign Minister counterparts. | GBNI Ministerial Air Transport | £178,761.86 | 14 | No | £12,149.46 |
| James Cleverly | 08/02/2023 | 10/02/2023 | Rome, Italy; Valletta, Malta | Attend the UK-Italy Pontignano Forum and bilateral programme. | RAF flight; Private Charter; GBNI Ministerial Air Transport | £39,415.00 | 13 | No | £3,117.17 |
| James Cleverly | 17/02/2023 | 18/02/2023 | Brussels, Belgium; Munich, Germany | Discussions on Windsor Framework (Brussels) and attendance at the Munich Security Conference. | Private charter | £34,194.10 | 11 | No | £3,474.06 |
| James Cleverly | 23/02/2023 | 24/02/2023 | New York, USA | United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £5,344.72 |
| James Cleverly | 28/02/2023 | 03/03/2023 | New Delhi, India | G20 | GBNI Ministerial Air Transport | £157,888.17 | 12 | No | £12,852.44 |
| James Cleverly | 07/03/2023 | 10/03/2023 | Freetown, Sierra Leone; Paris, France | To launch of International Women's Day and attend UK-France Summit. | GBNI Ministerial Air Transport | £139,205.77 | 18 | No | £8,918.39 |
| James Cleverly | 15/03/2023 | 18/03/2023 | Chisinau, Moldova; Tbilisi, Georgia; Astana, Kazakhstan | Bilateral programmes. | GBNI Ministerial Air Transport | £146,899.30 | 13 | No | £10,886.11 |
| James Cleverly | 29/03/2023 | 31/03/2023 | Berlin and Hamburg, Germany | Accompanying HM the King on State Visit. | RAF flight | N/A | 1 | Yes | £0.00 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 09/01/2023 | 13/01/2023 | Israel; Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTS) | Bilateral programme with the Foreign Minister, civil society engagement, adviser meetings in technology and environment. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £1,403.24 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 11/02/2023 | 16/02/2023 | Manama, Bahrain; Kuwait City, Kuwait; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Meeting with the UK-Bahrain Joint Working Group, UK-Kuwait Steering Group to discuss progress from Economic cooperation and Security sub-groups and to discuss UK-Saudi Arabia bilateral objectives. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £4,597.57 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 28/02/2023 | 03/03/2023 | Baghdad, Iraq | An opportunity to clearly signal UK interest. Acknowledge progress on UK priorities and press for more on migration, economic reform, security, trade and human rights. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £3,860.16 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 05/03/2023 | 08/03/2023 | New York, USA | 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £8,395.31 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 27/03/2023 | 27/03/2023 | Rome, Italy | Bilateral programme and speech at the 25th Anniversary of Rome Statute event. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £418.58 |
| Leo Docherty | 23/01/2023 | 25/01/2023 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Engagement on bilateral issues with Austrian and Slovakian counterparts, discussion on Russia/Ukraine, European Energy Security and counter-disinformation efforts in Slovakia | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £548.00 |
| Leo Docherty | 31/01/2023 | 02/02/2023 | Copenhagen, Denmark; Stockholm, Sweden | Engagement on bilateral issues with Swedish and Danish counterparts, including discussion on Russia/Ukraine, European Energy Security and NATO accession for Sweden. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £1,047.00 |
| Leo Docherty | 13/02/2023 | 15/02/2023 | Sarajevo, Bosnia | Engagement on bilateral issues with Bosnian counterparts | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £406.00 |
| Leo Docherty | 21/02/2023 | 23/02/2023 | Baku, Azerbaijan | Bilateral engagement on common issues with Azeri counterparts | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £2,761.00 |
| Leo Docherty | 27/02/2023 | 01/03/2023 | Geneva, Zurich and Berna, Switzerland; Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Multilateral events at the UN and bilateral engagement with Swiss & Liechtenstein counterparts | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £753.00 |
| Leo Docherty | 08/03/2023 | 09/03/2023 | Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey | Bilateral engagement on common issues with Turkish counterparts, including recent Turkey earthquake, as well as engagements with the UN on food security. Ceremonial wreath laying | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £758.00 |
| Leo Docherty | 23/03/2023 | 23/03/2023 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Engagement on bilateral issues with Bulgarian counterparts, discussion on Russia/Ukraine, European Energy Security and efforts to counter illegal migration | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £170.00 |
| Zac Goldsmith | 18/01/2023 | 19/01/2023 | Zurich, Switzerland | To attend the World Economic Forum, Davos | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £603.35 |
| Zac Goldsmith | 31/01/2023 | 04/02/2023 | Road Town, British Virgin Islands; The Valley, Anguilla | Bilateral visit meeting Senior Officials including Premier to discuss governance reforms and joining the Blue Belt Programme | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £7,409.64 |
| Zac Goldsmith | 21/02/2023 | 25/02/2023 | Georgetown, Guyana | Bilateral visit meeting Senior Officials including President to discuss Low Carbon Development Strategy and the forestry sector and Blue Economy | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £6,640.71 |
| Zac Goldsmith | 01/03/2023 | 03/03/2023 | Libreville, Gabon | To attend 'One Forest Summit' | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £8,993.49 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 09/01/2023 | 09/01/2023 | Geneva, Switzerland | To attend Pakistan Recovery Conference and attend bilateral meetings with government ministers | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £512 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 23/01/2023 | 25/01/2023 | Dakar, Senegal | To attend Food Security Summit and see how UK funding is helping the Senegal economy and meetings with humanitarian-focused groups | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £2,936 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 01/02/2023 | 03/02/2023 | Washington, USA | To meet with US Govt officials and leaders of Financial institutions | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £7,564 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 13/02/2023 | 16/02/2023 | Niamey, Maradi and Ouallam, Niger; Geneva, Switzerland | Bilateral meetings with members of the Nigerien govt; humanitarian NGOs and see first hand how education and humanitarian initiatives are helping tackle malnutrition and violence against women and girls and providing access to sexual and reproductive health. To attend the Education Cannot Wait conference in Geneva. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £6,397 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 19/02/2023 | 19/02/2023 | Gaziantep, Turkey | To show solidarity with Turkey after the devastating earthquake and to see how UK aid and assistance is helping the rescue effort and survivors | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £1,154 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 20/02/2023 | 23/02/2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Amman, Jordan | To attend Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum and bilateral meetings with Saudi Arabian and Jordanian government officials, Humanitarian & civil society organisations and Jordanian entrepreneurs | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £2,399 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 04/03/2023 | 05/03/2023 | Doha, Qatar | To attend Least Developed Countries Summit; bilateral meetings with government ministers of Least Developed Countries to discuss UK's developmental support | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £5,809 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 16/03/2023 | 16/03/2023 | Glasgow, UK | To attend Scotland’s International Development Alliance spring conference; meet with Scottish Government Development Minister and visit Abercrombie House. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £439 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 18/03/2023 | 21/03/2023 | Kinshasa and Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) | Bilateral meetings with DRC government officials; meetings with civil society activists; DRC business leaders and women rights advocates. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £6,878 |
| David Rutley | 10/01/2023 | 12/01/2023 | New York, USA | Multilateral visit to United Nations (UN) | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £2,411.00 |
| David Rutley | 15/01/2023 | 21/01/2023 | Quito, Ecuador; La Paz, Bolivia | Bilateral visit to further HMG objectives | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £6,698.00 |
| David Rutley | 05/02/2023 | 15/02/2023 | Washington, D.C., Arizona, Utah, Washington, United States; British Columbia, Canada | To engage with political leaders at the Federal and State level | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £14,040.00 |
| David Rutley | 27/02/2023 | 02/03/2023 | Buenos Aires, Argentina; Asuncion, Paraguay | Bilateral visit to further HMG objectives | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £9,930.00 |
| David Rutley | 14/03/2023 | 17/03/2023 | Sao Paulo and Brasilia, Brazil | Bilateral visit to further HMG objectives | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £8,363.00 |
| David Rutley | 27/03/2023 | 31/03/2023 | Georgetown, Guyana; Bridgetown, Barbados; Castries, St. Lucia | To further and deepen our relationship with key Caribbean states, promote UK trade opportunities and shore up support for UK multilateral priorities | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £7,288.00 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 15/01/2023 | 21/01/2023 | Tokyo, Hiroshima, Osaka and Kobe, Japan | Engage with Japanese interlocutors before Japan takes up G7 Presidency, enhance our bilateral relationship and advance HMG priorities in Indo-Pacific. Reiterate and discuss defence (The Global Combat Air Programme and the Reciprocal Access Pact) and digital cooperation agreements. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £4,838.00 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 06/02/2023 | 10/02/2023 | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; Bangkok, Thailand | Brunei: Attend the second UK-Brunei Strategic Dialogue. Advance UK Indo-Pacific objective set out in the Integrated Review Refresh. Thailand: Enhance UK-Thailand relations. Engage with all parties in advance of Thai Elections. Discuss areas of cooperation on climate change and low carbon energy. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £5,057.00 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 07/03/2023 | 12/03/2023 | Kathmandu, Nepal; Dhaka, Bangladesh | Nepal: Commemorate 100th year anniversary of Britain-Nepal Friendship Treaty. Outline UK's continued support to Nepal including on issues of climate change. Strengthen trade and investment opportunities. Bangladesh: Promote UK economic engagement with Bangladesh including via the Developing Countries Trading Scheme and explore future opportunities for UK trade and investment in the region. Visit to Cox's Bazaar Refugee Camp. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £7,030.00 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 13/03/2023 | 13/03/2023 | Paris, France | To reinforce HMG commitment at forthcoming OECD and Ministerial Meetings, underscore long-term importance of OECD engagement with Indo-Pacific and to discuss messaging on Ukraine. | Eurostar | N/A | N/A | No | £227.00 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 30/03/2023 | 31/03/2023 | Manila, Philippines | Launch British Investment Partnership in Philippines, setting out UK strategy for delivering on green infrastructure. Progress HMG 'enhanced partnership' with the Philippines in preparation for formal 'Partnership Agreement'. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £2,762.00 |