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MOD’s ministerial overseas travel, October to December 2024
Updated 27 March 2025
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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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| John Healey | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-02 | Akrotiri; Cyprus, Nicosia; Cyprus | Visit for Bilateral and Troop Visit | RAF Flight | 6 | No | 10963.39 | N/A | 10963.39 |
| John Healey | 2024-10-16 | 2024-10-20 | Paris; France, Brussels; Naples | Attend NATO Defence Ministers Meeting and G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Defence | RAF Flight | 9 | No | 20891.32 | 521.25 | 21412.57 |
| John Healey | 2024-11-13 | 2024-11-15 | Ankara; Turkiye, Riyadh; Saudi Arabia | Bilaterals with counterparts | RAF Flight | 8 | No | 20117.57 | 110.00 | 20227.57 |
| John Healey | 2024-11-25 | 2024-11-25 | Berlin; Germany | Bilateral defence meeting | RAF Flight | 7 | No | 7761.20 | N/A | 7761.20 |
| Vernon Coaker | 2024-11-07 | 2024-11-08 | Sarajevo; Bosnia | Build relations and show support to our key global allies | RAF Flight | 2 | No | 14672.95 | 86.00 | 14758.95 |
| Vernon Coaker | 2024-11-20 | 2024-11-20 | Copenhagen; Denmark | Attend the bi-annual ministerial meeting of The Northern Group | RAF Flight | 1 | No | 5684.47 | N/A | 5684.47 |
| Vernon Coaker | 2024-11-25 | 2024-11-25 | The Hague; The Netherlands | Visit the National Address at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and bilateral discussions with key partners | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | 612.00 | N/A | 612.00 |
| Vernon Coaker | 2024-11-30 | 2024-12-06 | Santiago; Chile, Brasilia; Brazil, Rio; Brazil | Visit Chile to co-Chair the UK Chile Ministerial Strategic Dialogue and attend Latin America’s naval trade show – EXPONAVAL. Bilateral with counterparts in Brazil | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | 9102.48 | 130.00 | 9232.48 |
| Maria Eagle | 2024-11-20 | 2024-11-21 | Hamburg; Germany | Ministerial Equipment Capability Co-Operation (MECC) | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | 547.96 | 149.00 | 696.96 |
| Maria Eagle | 2024-12-09 | 2024-12-10 | Oslo; Norway | UK’s T26 Strategic Partnership Offer negotiations | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | 1338.38 | 30.00 | 1368.38 |
| Maria Eagle | 2024-12-17 | 2024-12-19 | Ankara; Turkiye | Export Campaign | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | 640.72 | N/A | 640.72 |
| Luke Pollard | 2024-09-30 | 2024-10-03 | Kyiv; Ukraine, Rzeszow; Poland, Wiesebaden; Germany | Build relations and show support to our key global allies | RAF Flight | 3 | No | 13538.42 | 117.74 | 13656.16 |
| Luke Pollard | 2024-11-07 | 2024-11-13 | Falkland Islands | Attend Remembrance commemoration events | RAF Flight | 4 | No | tbc | N/A | tbc |
| Luke Pollard | 2024-11-14 | 2024-11-14 | Paris; France | High Level Working Group | Eurostar | N/A | No | 213.00 | N/A | 213.00 |
| Luke Pollard | 2024-12-05 | 2024-12-05 | Rzeszow; Poland | Attend the closing ceremony of a UK military capability and bilateral engagement | RAF Flight | 1 | No | 7412.40 | N/A | 7412.40 |
| Alistair Carns | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |