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DBT’s ministerial overseas travel, January to March 2024
Updated 29 August 2024
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| Minister | Start Date | End Date | Destination | Purpose of Trip | Mode(s) of Transport | Number of officials who accompanied the minister if non-scheduled flight was taken | Accompanied by spouse/ partner at public expense | Subtotal of all travel costs including any non-scheduled/ RAF flights (£) | Subtotal of associated costs (for minister only) including all visas, accommodation, meals etc. (£) | Total Cost (£) |
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| Kemi Badenoch | 04/01/2024 | 05/01/2024 | Istanbul, Turkey | Co-chair the UK-Turkey Joint Economic and Trade Commission (JETCO) with the Trade Minister Bolat | Scheduled flight | N/A | No | £2,240.19 | £171.24 | £2,411.43 |
| Kemi Badenoch | 11/02/2024 | 14/02/2024 | Lagos and Abjua, Nigeria | To sign the UK-Nigeria ETIP with Nigerian Trade Minister Uzoka-Anite | Scheduled flight | N/A | No | £5,180.29 | £1,810.46 | £6,990.75 |
| Kemi Badenoch | 25/02/2024 | 01/03/2024 | Abu Dhabi, UAE | Attend the WTO 13th Ministerial Conference and various Ministerial meetings | Scheduled flight | N/A | No | £8,617.00 | £2,022.28 | £10,639.47 |
| Nusrat Ghani | 06/01/2024 | 10/01/2024 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, UAE | Future Minerals Forum | Scheduled flight | N/A | No | £5,153.59 | £228.77 | £5,382.36 |
| Dominic Johnson | 17/01/2024 | 19/01/2024 | Davos, Switzerland | To attend the World Economic Forum | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | £1,690.24 | £2,041.84 | £3,732.08 |
| Dominic Johnson | 25/01/2024 | 26/01/2024 | Versailles, France | To attend the Franco/British Colloque | Eurostar | N/A | No | £328.00 | £328.00 | £656.00 |
| Dominic Johnson | 27/01/2024 | 02/02/2024 | Washington DC, Miami and New York (USA) | To promote US investment into the UK | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | £7,774.20 | £1,856.50 | £9,630.70 |
| Dominic Johnson | 03/02/2024 | 05/02/2024 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | To attend the World Defence Show and to promote investment from Saudi Arabia and the UAE | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | £6,674.49 | £102.35 | £6,776.84 |
| Dominic Johnson | 11/03/2024 | 13/03/2024 | Cannes, France | To attend a real estate conference, MIPIM, and promote the UK as an investment destination | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | £518.14 | £457.82 | £975.96 |
| Dominic Johnson | 25/03/2024 | 28/03/2024 | Bangkok, Thailand | To attend a financial services conference and promote the UK as an investment destination | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | £4,273.19 | £4,432.79 | £8,705.98 |
| Malcolm Offord | 26/02/2024 | 28/02/2024 | Barcelona, Spain | Attending a tradeshow | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | £0.00 | £834.00 | £834.00 |
| Greg Hands | 06/01/2024 | 07/01/2024 | Qatar | Encourage progress on GCC FTA negotiations | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | £4,860.09 | £137.73 | £4,997.82 |
| Greg Hands | 07/01/2024 | 09/01/2024 | Bahrain | Encourage progress on GCC FTA negotiations | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | £2,451.00 | £304.78 | £2,755.78 |
| Greg Hands | 25/01/2024 | 25/01/2024 | Warsaw, Poland | Build strong relationships within the new Polish government | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | £410.39 | £114.40 | £524.79 |
| Greg Hands | 01/02/2024 | 02/02/2024 | Guernsey and Jersey | Progress Crown Dependency inclusion in UK trade agreements | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | £330.30 | £110.00 | £440.30 |
| Greg Hands | 24/02/2024 | 26/02/2024 | Abu Dhabi | 13th WTO Ministerial Conference | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | £5,995.71 | £1,549.48 | £7,545.17 |
| Greg Hands | 14/03/2024 | 15/03/2024 | Brussels | Building positive UK-EU and UK-Brussels relations to promote UK trade interests | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | £1,018.57 | £70.40 | £1,088.97 |
| Kevin Hollinrake | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Alan Mak | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |