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DSIT senior officials’ expenses, January to March 2024
Updated 29 August 2024
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| Senior Official's Name | Start date of expense | End date of expense | Purpose of expense | Destination | Mode(s) of transport | Class of transport | Sub- total of all transport used (£) | Sub - total costs of all accommodation and meals (£) | Sub- total cost of all other expenses, including hospitality given (£) | Total cost of expenses claimed (£) |
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| Abigail Morris | 2024-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | Team Meeting | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 182.80 | 21.09 | N/A | 203.89 |
| Adam Jackson | 2024-01-30 | 2024-01-31 | Board Meeting | Exeter; UK | Train | Standard | 305.40 | 124.99 | N/A | 430.39 |
| Adam Jackson | 2024-02-13 | 2024-02-13 | Horizon Europe - Diplomacy | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 377.80 | N/A | N/A | 377.80 |
| Adam Jackson | 2024-03-13 | 2024-03-13 | Horizon Europe - Public Event | Birmingham; UK | Train, taxi | Standard | 105.30 | N/A | N/A | 105.30 |
| Alexandra Jones | 2024-01-16 | 2024-01-17 | UK Research and Innovation Board Meeting | Swindon; UK | Train | Standard | 320.40 | N/A | N/A | 320.40 |
| Alexandra Jones | 2024-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | Professional Subscription | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 250.00 | 250.00 |
| Alexandra Jones | 2024-03-06 | 2024-03-06 | Visit to Rutherford Appleton Lab | Didcot; UK | Train | Standard | 77.30 | N/A | N/A | 77.30 |
| Alexandra Jones | 2024-03-13 | 2024-03-13 | Visit to the MET Office | Exeter; UK | Train | Standard | 299.00 | N/A | N/A | 299.00 |
| Alexandra Jones | 2024-03-19 | 2024-03-19 | UK Research and Innovation Board in Dublin | Belfast; UK | Scheduled flight | Economy | 103.16 | N/A | N/A | 103.16 |
| Alexandra Jones | 2024-03-28 | 2024-03-28 | Heads of Department Away Day to discuss policy priorities with other heads of department | Charlbury; UK | Train | Standard | 84.00 | N/A | N/A | 84.00 |
| Alison Campbell | 2024-01-11 | 2024-01-11 | To attend DG/Director Away afternoon | London; UK | Train | Standard | 73.40 | N/A | N/A | 73.40 |
| Alison Campbell | 2024-03-20 | 2024-03-20 | Attending an away day in Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) | London; UK | Train | Standard | 110.85 | N/A | N/A | 110.85 |
| Alison Kilburn | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Angela McLean | 2024-01-15 | 2024-01-16 | To attend an international launch event for US-UK synbio partnerships and meet with key US based national security stakeholders | Washington D.C; USA; Boston; USA | Scheduled flight | Business | 6,625.39 | 252.55 | N/A | 6,877.94 |
| Angela McLean | 2024-01-25 | 2024-01-25 | Visit to Health and Safety Executive | Macclesfield; UK | Train | Standard | 179.40 | N/A | N/A | 179.40 |
| Angela McLean | 2024-01-30 | 2024-01-30 | Visit to UK Centre of Ecology & Hydrology | London; UK | Train | Standard | 25.85 | N/A | N/A | 25.85 |
| Angela McLean | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-02 | Visit to the Wellcome Sanger Genome Campus | Cambridge; UK | Train | Standard | 19.20 | N/A | N/A | 19.20 |
| Angela McLean | 2024-03-08 | 2024-03-08 | Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge - roundtable meeting & dinner | Cambridge; UK | Train | Standard | 20.10 | N/A | N/A | 20.10 |
| Angela McLean | 2024-03-11 | 2024-03-15 | Council for Science & Technology & US President's Council of Advisers on Science & Technology | Washington D.C; USA | Scheduled flight, train | Business/Premium Economy/Standard | 4,152.79 | N/A | N/A | 4,152.79 |
| David Smith | 2024-01-16 | 2024-01-16 | Secretary of State speech on DSIT's 2024 priorities | London; UK | Taxi | Standard | 58.91 | N/A | N/A | 58.91 |
| David Smith | 2024-01-22 | 2024-01-24 | Meetings on telecoms, semiconductors, and UK/Finnish government collaboration on science and technology | Helsinki; Finland | Scheduled flight | Economy | 399.29 | N/A | N/A | 399.29 |
| David Smith | 2024-01-30 | 2024-01-30 | ADS Group dinner | London; UK | Taxi | Standard | 21.90 | N/A | N/A | 21.90 |
| David Smith | 2024-02-20 | 2024-02-23 | Visit to DSIT Salford hub, and to research centres for meetings on engineering biology, materials science, and medical innovation | Manchester; UK | Private Car | Private | 79.20 | 293.60 | 14.70 | 387.50 |
| Donna Leong | 2024-03-04 | 2024-03-04 | To attend staff event | Cardiff; UK | Train, taxi | Standard | 195.50 | N/A | N/A | 195.50 |
| Eleanor Taylor | 2024-03-06 | 2024-03-06 | Visit to the university, a robotics facility and a graphene testing facility | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 416.00 | N/A | N/A | 416.00 |
| Emran Mian | 2024-01-15 | 2024-01-15 | GCHQ visit | Cheltenham Spa; UK | Train | Standard | 252.80 | N/A | N/A | 252.80 |
| Emran Mian | 2024-01-25 | 2024-02-26 | Ditchley conference | Charlbury; UK | Train | Standard | 80.00 | N/A | N/A | 80.00 |
| Emran Mian | 2024-01-29 | 2024-02-01 | AI Seoul Summit | Seoul; South Korea | Scheduled flight | Business/Economy | 3,086.10 | 477.76 | N/A | 3,563.86 |
| Emran Mian | 2024-02-12 | 2024-02-12 | External conference | Birmingham; UK | Train | Standard | 135.20 | N/A | N/A | 135.20 |
| Emran Mian | 2024-02-27 | 2024-02-27 | BDUK staff conference | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 257.40 | N/A | N/A | 257.40 |
| Emran Mian | 2024-03-10 | 2024-03-14 | UK delegation visit to Beijing | Beijing; China | Scheduled flight | Business | 6,350.79 | 429.46 | N/A | 6,780.25 |
| Emran Mian | 2024-03-22 | 2024-03-22 | External conference | Cambridge; UK | Train | Standard | 61.00 | N/A | N/A | 61.00 |
| Erika Lewis | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Felicity Burch | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Freya Guinness | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Hannah Boardman | 2024-01-16 | 2024-01-16 | Away day - hospitality and materials | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| Hannah Boardman | 2024-01-22 | 2024-01-22 | Post work event | London; UK | Taxi | Standard | 9.00 | N/A | N/A | 9.00 |
| Hannah Boardman | 2024-02-22 | 2024-02-22 | Visit to IBM Hursley | Winchester; UK | Train, taxi | Standard | 19.10 | N/A | N/A | 19.10 |
| Hannah Boardman | 2024-02-28 | 2024-02-28 | External workshop | Charlbury; UK | Train | Standard | 91.20 | N/A | 10.05 | 101.25 |
| Helen Mills | 2024-01-16 | 2024-01-17 | To attend Manchester Digital Campus Community Event & People, Operations and Places Committee board meeting (In-person) | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 241.50 | 73.89 | N/A | 315.39 |
| Helen Mills | 2024-01-25 | 2024-01-25 | To attend UK Shared Business Service board meeting | Swindon; UK | Train | Standard | 116.20 | N/A | N/A | 116.20 |
| Helen Mills | 2024-03-27 | 2024-03-28 | Manchester site visit | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 67.00 | 96.34 | N/A | 163.34 |
| Imran Shafi | 2024-02-22 | 2024-02-24 | Attendance at an AI conference | Charlbury; UK | Train | Economy | 41.70 | N/A | N/A | 41.70 |
| Imran Shafi | 2024-03-05 | 2024-03-05 | Attendance at an Away Day | Oxford; UK | Train | Economy | 81.10 | N/A | 3.65 | 84.75 |
| Imran Shafi | 2024-03-07 | 2024-03-08 | Attendance at an AI conference | Aylesbury; UK | Train, taxi | Economy | 113.70 | 99.00 | 3.55 | 216.25 |
| Imran Shafi | 2024-03-10 | 2024-03-14 | Bilateral discussions on AI policy | Beijing; China | Scheduled flight, train | Business | 6,377.39 | 436.31 | 3.85 | 6,817.55 |
| Imran Shafi | 2024-03-20 | 2024-03-21 | Bilateral discussions on AI policy | Paris; France | Eurostar, taxi | Economy/Standard | 400.70 | 283.50 | 13.60 | 697.80 |
| Jessica Mitchell | 2024-01-02 | 2024-01-02 | Professional Subscription | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 550.00 | 550.00 |
| Leah Sparks | 2024-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | Annual Professional Subscription (CIPFA) reimbursement | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 380.00 | 380.00 |
| Nicolas McGrath | 2024-01-23 | 2024-01-24 | Directorate Away Day | London; UK | Scheduled flight | Economy | 380.04 | N/A | 36.00 | 416.04 |
| Nicolas McGrath | 2024-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | Supplier meeting | London; UK | Scheduled flight | Economy | 241.42 | N/A | 36.00 | 277.42 |
| Nicolas McGrath | 2024-02-05 | 2024-02-06 | Cross-Departmental meeting | London; UK | Scheduled flight | Economy | 238.42 | N/A | N/A | 238.42 |
| Nicolas McGrath | 2024-02-28 | 2024-03-04 | Cross-Departmental and supplier meetings | London; UK | Scheduled flight | Economy | 261.42 | N/A | N/A | 261.42 |
| Nicolas McGrath | 2024-03-11 | 2024-03-15 | Supplier negotiations | London; UK | Scheduled flight | Economy | 174.98 | N/A | N/A | 174.98 |
| Nicolas McGrath | 2024-03-19 | 2024-03-22 | Cross-Departmental planning workshop | London; UK | Train | Standard | 237.04 | N/A | N/A | 237.04 |
| Oliver Ilott | 2024-02-04 | 2024-03-07 | Rivest, Shamir, and Adelman (RSA) Conference | San Francisco; USA, Washington D.C; USA | Scheduled flight, train | Business/Standard | 10,714.39 | N/A | N/A | 10,714.39 |
| Rebecca Evernden | 2024-02-09 | 2024-02-09 | Windsor Leadership Training (Virtual) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 195.00 | 195.00 |
| Rebecca Evernden | 2024-02-21 | 2024-02-21 | UK Space Agency Board at Airbus | Portsmouth; UK | Train | Standard | 145.00 | N/A | N/A | 145.00 |
| Rebecca Evernden | 2024-03-06 | 2024-03-06 | SpaceCommExpo | Farnborough; UK | Train | Standard | 69.40 | N/A | N/A | 69.40 |
| Rebecca Evernden | 2024-03-25 | 2024-03-25 | Visit to Small satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) for MOD Tyche day | Guilford; UK | Train, taxi | Standard | 60.40 | N/A | N/A | 60.40 |
| Rhys Bowen | 2024-03-11 | 2024-03-11 | External training | Oxford; UK | Train | Standard | 36.30 | N/A | N/A | 36.30 |
| Rhys Bowen | 2024-03-13 | 2024-03-13 | External training | Chelsfield; UK | Train | Standard | 36.80 | N/A | N/A | 36.80 |
| Rhys Bowen | 2024-03-27 | 2024-03-27 | To visit external stakeholders in Belfast visiting Professors from Queens University Belfast and Ulster University as well as visiting staff based at DSIT's Belfast hub | Belfast; UK | Scheduled flight | Economy | 187.98 | N/A | N/A | 187.98 |
| Richard Henshall | 2024-01-15 | 2024-01-17 | London based Away Day | London; UK | Train, private car | Standard | 221.60 | 587.93 | 31.40 | 840.93 |
| Richard Henshall | 2024-01-23 | 2024-01-24 | London based meetings- COOs/ meetings with Line Manager | London; UK | Train, private car, taxi | Standard | 231.60 | 161.80 | 15.80 | 409.20 |
| Richard Henshall | 2024-01-30 | 2024-02-02 | London based meetings-Matrix programme face to face meetings with stakeholders/Line Manager | London; UK | Train, private car | Standard | 434.20 | 168.70 | 8.00 | 610.90 |
| Richard Henshall | 2024-02-06 | 2024-02-06 | London based meetings-Matrix programme face to face meetings | London; UK | Train, private car | Standard | 221.60 | 5.85 | 8.00 | 235.45 |
| Richard Henshall | 2024-02-09 | 2024-02-09 | London based meetings-Matrix programme face to face meetings | London; UK | Train, private car | Standard | 221.60 | 16.30 | 8.00 | 245.90 |
| Richard Henshall | 2024-02-26 | 2024-02-27 | Industry conference/GPP and other SROs on cluster strategy | Glasgow; UK | Train, private car | Standard | 245.90 | 998.00 | 15.80 | 1,259.70 |
| Richard Henshall | 2024-03-04 | 2024-03-05 | London based meetings-Matrix programme face to face meetings with stakeholders | London; UK | Train | Standard | 212.60 | 187.75 | 31.60 | 431.95 |
| Richard Henshall | 2024-03-11 | 2024-03-14 | London based meetings-Matrix programme face to face meetings with stakeholders | London; UK | Train, taxi | Standard | 482.40 | 320.64 | 31.40 | 834.44 |
| Richard Henshall | 2024-03-20 | 2024-03-21 | London based meetings-face to face conference | London; UK | Train | Standard | 238.60 | 151.00 | 15.90 | 405.50 |
| Robert Nixon | 2024-01-24 | 2024-01-25 | Procurement Act: Enabling the Changes Programme - Day 1; Day 2 Training Programme | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 76.00 | 76.20 | N/A | 152.20 |
| Rosalind Campion | 2024-01-07 | 2024-01-10 | JPM conference | San Francisco; USA | Scheduled flight, train, taxi | Business/Standard | 20,563.68 | N/A | 26.12 | 20,589.80 |
| Rosalind Campion | 2024-01-23 | 2024-01-25 | Meeting with external stakeholders | Edinburgh; UK | Train | Standard | 406.30 | 180.00 | N/A | 586.30 |
| Sarah Connolly | 2024-02-24 | 2024-02-28 | Mobile World Congress | Barcelona; Spain | Scheduled flight | Economy | 232.44 | N/A | N/A | 232.44 |
| Sarah Munby | 2024-01-12 | 2024-01-12 | Blavatnik School of Government, guest speaker | Oxford; UK | Train | Standard | 34.50 | N/A | N/A | 34.50 |
| Sarah Munby | 2024-02-25 | 2024-01-27 | Franco-British Colloque, speaker/participant | Paris; France | Eurostar | Standard | 218.00 | N/A | N/A | 218.00 |
| Sarah Munby | 2024-03-13 | 2024-03-13 | Visit to Met Office | Exeter St Davids; UK | Train | Standard | 299.00 | N/A | N/A | 299.00 |
| Sarah Munby | 2024-03-27 | 2024-03-29 | Heads of Department Away Day to discuss policy priorities with other heads of department | Charlbury; UK | Train | Standard | 84.00 | N/A | N/A | 84.00 |
| Ted Hayden | 2024-03-11 | 2024-03-16 | Joint meeting of US and UK Scientific Advisory Councils | Washington D.C; USA | Scheduled flight | Business/Premium Economy | 4,913.09 | N/A | N/A | 4,913.09 |
| Tim Sparrow | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |