Transparency data
MOD's ministerial travel, October to December 2023
Updated 22 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 Cartlidge | 2023-12-14 | 2023-12-14 | Oslo, Norway | Conduct international engagement with State Secretary Aanerud and held discussions on the Industrial Partnership | RAF flight | 7392 | 6 | No | 7392 |
| James Cartlidge | 2023-11-12 | 2023-11-15 | Riyadh; Saudi Arabia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Meetings to Strengthen the Future Fighter Bid. Attendance of the Dubai Air Show | RAF flight | 7492.54 | 3 | No | 7672.54? |
| Annabel Goldie | 2023-10-10 | 2023-10-21 | Manila, Philippines; Seoul, Republic of Korea | Bilateral meetings with Philippine and South Korean senior officials and attendance of the Seoul Security Forum | Scheduled Flight | Nil Return | 1 | No | 15452 |
| James Heappey | 2023-10-03 | 2023-10-04 | Warsaw, Poland | Attendance of the Warsaw Security Conference | Scheduled Flight | Nil Return | 1 | No | 891.17 |
| James Heappey | 2023-10-09 | 2023-10-12 | Cairo; Egypt, Tripoli, Libya; Benghazi, Libya; Larnaka; Cyprus | Conducted regional engagement iincluding discussions regarding emerging conflicts. | RAF Flight and Scheduled Flight | 19162.65 | 1 | No | 20541.75 |
| James Heappey | 2023-10-30 | 2023-11-03 | Bogota; Columbia, Brasilia; Brazil, Rio de Janeiro; Santo Domingo; Dominican Republic | Conducted regional engagement with Defence Ministers and military Chiefs-of-Defence. | Scheduled Flight | Nil Return | 1 | No | 13141.74 |
| James Heappey | 2023-11-06 | 2023-11-09 | New York City; USA, Washington DC; USA, Norfolk; USA | Regional engagement including Congressional engagement. Also attended Key meetings with interlocutors within the UN to discuss peacekeeping missions. | Scheduled Flight | Nil Return | 1 | No | 6999 |
| James Heappey | 2023-11-29 | 2023-12-01 | Skopje, North Macedonia | Attendance of the Ministerial Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. | Scheduled Flight | Nil Return | 1 | No | 1161.48 |
| James Heappey | 2023-12-04 | 2023-12-07 | Daka; Senegal, Accra; Ghana | Attendance of the UN Peacekeeping Conference and signing of a Defence Treaty with Senegal. | RAF Flight and Scheduled Flight | 15473.15 | 1 | No | 17713.55 |
| James Heappey | 2023-12-18 | 2023-12-21 | Abu Dhabi; United Arab Emirates, Doha; Qatar; Dubai; United Arab Emirates | Meeting with UK Armed Forces personnel deployed over the Christmas period. Also included discussions with the Iraqi Defence Minister. | Scheduled Flight | Nil Return | 1 | No | 7655.65 |
| Dr Andrew Murrison | 2023-12-05 | 2023-12-07 | Tallin, Estonia | Visit to meet troops deployed under Op Cabrit. Also met with Estonian counterparts. | Scheduled Flight | Nil Return | 1 | No | 1300 |
| Timothy Minto | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Grant Shapps | 2023-10-10 | 2023-10-12 | Brussels, Belgium | Attendance of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, NATO and Northern Group Ministerial meetings. | RAF flight | 2404.46 | 4 | No | 2404.46 |
| Grant Shapps | 2023-10-17 | 2023-10-19 | Washington DC, USA | Visit for Bilateral meeting with US counterpart and other USA Government Officials. | RAF flight | 4639.64 | 5 | No | 4639.74 |
| Grant Shapps | 2023-10-24 | 2023-10-26 | Riyadh; Saudi Arabia, Dubai; United Arab Emirates | Attendance of bilateral meetings with Saudi and UAE counterparts. | RAF flight | 13776.12 | 7 | No | 14044.57 |
| Grant Shapps | 2023-10-30 | 2023-10-31 | Rome, Italy | Attendance of the Global Combat Air Programme Trilateral meeting. | RAF flight | 4735.64 | 4 | No | 4735.64 |
| Grant Shapps | 2023-11-06 | 2023-11-08 | Tokyo, Japan | Attendance of the 2+2 meeting with the Japan's Defence Minister, Foreign Minister and UK Foreign Secretary. | Scheduled Flight | Nil Return | 6 | No | 5650.5 |
| Grant Shapps | 2023-11-22 | 2023-11-23 | Ankara, Türkiye | Visit to Türkiye for bilateral meeting with Turkish counterpart. | RAF flight | 7492.54 | 7 | No | 7492.54 |
| Grant Shapps | 2023-12-01 | 2023-12-03 | San Francisco, USA | Attendance of the Australia, United Kingdom and United States of America trilateral security partnership meeting with US Secretary of Defence and Australian Defence Minister. | RAF flight | 10165.49 | 4 | No | 11016.41 |
| Grant Shapps | 2023-12-06 | 2023-12-07 | Akrotiri; Cyprus, Tel Aviv; Israel | Attendance bilateral meetings with the Republic of Cyprus Executive (Defence Minister) and visit to British Forces deployed to Cyprus during Christmas period. Attendance of bilateral meetings with Israeli counterparts | RAF flight | 15958.33 | 7 | No | 16182.33 |
| Grant Shapps | 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-15 | Tokyo, Japan | Attendance of the Global Combat Air Programme Trilateral meetings with his Italian and Japanese counterparts. | Scheduled Flight | Nil Return | 4 | No | 8673.61 |