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FCDO's ministerial travel, July to September 2023
Updated 12 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 | 03/07/2023 | 03/07/2023 | Brussels, Belgium | Co-chair the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee alongside EU Vice President Maroš Šef?ovi?. Bilateral meetings with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. | RAF flight | £3,304.43 | 12 | No | £254.19 |
| James Cleverly | 11/07/2023 | 12/07/2023 | Vilnius, Lithuania | To attend NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, travelling with the Prime Minister | RAF flight | £600.00 | 6 | No | £1,392.00 |
| James Cleverly | 13/07/2023 | 14/07/2023 | Jakarta, Indonesia | To attend ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting | GBNI Ministerial Air Transport | £276,756.19 | 11 | No | £23,256.63 |
| James Cleverly | 17/07/2023 | 19/07/2023 | New York & Aspen, USA | To attend UNSC and the Aspen Security Conference | GBNI Ministerial Air Transport | £259,991.29 | 14 | No | £19,419.40 |
| James Cleverly | 25/07/2023 | 27/07/2023 | Doha, Qatar; Kuwait City, Kuwait and Amman, Jordan | To hold high-level meetings with HM King Abdullah and FM Safadi, and Qatari and Kuwaiti counterparts to boost bilateral, defence and security relationships | GBNI Ministerial Air Transport | £165,742.17 | 15 | No | £10,358.89 |
| James Cleverly | 31/07/2023 | 03/08/2023 | Accra, Ghana; Lusaka, Zambia; Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria | High-level meetings with three Presidents to discuss UK interests ranging from defence and security, trade, prosperity, and climate change | GBNI Ministerial Air Transport | £306,221.06 | 27 | No | £12,793.17 |
| James Cleverly | 18/07/2023 | 20/07/2023 | Sydney, Australia | Representing the Prime Minister at the Women's World Cup Final and engagement with Australian Foreign Minister. Attended with Spouse but costs covered by CCHQ. | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £12,032.06 |
| James Cleverly | 28/08/2023 | 30/08/2023 | Manila, Philippines & Beijing, China | Meeting with counterpart in Philippines to discuss key regional issues and high-level talks with senior representation from the Chinese government | RAF flight | £199,860.67 | 15 | No | £12,491.29 |
| James Cleverly | 11/09/2023 | 14/09/2023 | Israel & Occupied Palestinian Territories; Ankara, Turkey | To encourage de-escalation between the parties and to boost the bilateral relationship with both Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Meeting with counterparts to engage Turkey on a number of foreign policy priorities | GBNI Ministerial Air Transport | £113,644.84 | 15 | No | £7,224.18 |
| James Cleverly | 18/09/2023 | 19/09/2023 | New York, USA | To attend the UN General Assembly (UNGA) | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £15,534.81 |
| James Cleverly | 20/09/2023 | 22/09/2023 | Paris & Bordeaux, France | Accompanying HM the King and HM the Queen on State Visit. | GBNI Ministerial Air Transport | £0.00 | 2 | Yes | £909.46 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 07/07/2023 | 09/07/2023 | Santa Maria, Cabo Verde | To attend World Bank African Caucus meetings. | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £1,463 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 30/08/2023 | 05/09/2023 | Kigali, Rwanda; Nairobi, Kenya | To reinforce strong bilateral relationships with Rwanda and Kenya. To visit a wildlife conservation project in Rwanda and to attend the African Climate Summit. | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £4,529.00 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 17/09/2023 | 20/07/2023 | New York, USA | To attend the United Nations General Assembly. | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £5,554.00 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 01/09/2023 | 08/09/2023 | Ventiane and Xieng Khouang, Laos; Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak, Malaysia | To progress the UK-Laos bilateral relationship including building strong relationships with government officials. To advance UK security, climate and trade priorities with Malaysia. | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £8,755.00 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 24/09/2023 | 30/09/2023 | Perth, Australia; Darwin, Australia; Dili, Timor Leste | To reinforce UK diplomatic presence and objectives in Western Australia and Northern Territories. To progress UK-Timor Leste bilateral relations and launch UK development programme. | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £6,514.00 |
| David Rutley | 03/07/2023 | 06/07/2023 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | To attend a CARICOM meeting. | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £8,841.00 |
| David Rutley | 10/07/2023 | 10/07/2023 | Nassau, Bahamas | To attend ceremony to mark anniversary of independence. | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £8,765.00 |
| David Rutley | 15/08/2023 | 17/08/2023 | Asuncion, Paraguay; Montevideo, Uruguay | To attend Paraguay President's inauguration. To attend bilateral meetings with Ministers, Businesses and Human Rights partners in Uruguay. | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £6,570.00 |
| David Rutley | 04/09/2023 | 06/09/2023 | Belmopan, Belize | To undertake bilateral meetings with Ministers, and to visit to MOD base and road project. | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £9,419.00 |
| David Rutley | 17/09/2023 | 22/09/2023 | Ottawa, Canada; Louisiana, Texas, USA | In Canada, to undertake bilateral meetings with Ministers and politicians. In Lousiana and Texas, to undertake meetings with politicians and businesses, | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £13,040.00 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 13/07/2023 | 15/07/2023 | New York, USA | The UK's Presidency at United Nations, | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £2,472.60 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 24/07/2023 | 25/07/2023 | Nairobi, Kenya | To support the campaign of Jim Skea, UK Candidate for IPCC Chair. | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £4,457.41 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 28/08/2023 | 28/08/2023 | Bled, Slovenia | To attend the Bled Strategic Forum | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £1,042.48 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 18/09/2023 | 21/09/2023 | New York, USA | To attend the United Nations General Assembly. | Scheduled flight | Nil Return | Nil Return | No | £6,597.41 |