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DESNZ senior officials' expenses, April to June 2025

Updated 25 September 2025
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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 (£)
Alex Milward 01/04/2025 07/04/2025 Travel to Shetland to view Energy Infrastructure and discuss policies to support the energy transition. Aberdeen/Shetland, UK Scheduled flight Economy 774.64 270 N/A 1044.64
Alice Hurrell 23/04/2025 23/04/2025 Travel to a Senior Leadership Team (SLT) offsite event Portslade, UK Train Standard 82.2 N/A N/A 82.2
Anastasia Osbourne Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Artan Zymberi 23/04/2025 23/04/2025 Travel to a Senior Leadership Team (SLT) offsite event Portslade, UK Train Standard 43.3 N/A N/A 43.3
Ashley Ibbett 02/04/2025 04/04/2025 Site Visit and stakeholder meetings in Shetland Shetland, UK Scheduled flight, Train Economy, Standard 648.56 292.99 N/A 941.55
Ashley Ibbett 03/04/2025 03/04/2024 Monthly subscription to The Times newspaper N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 26 26
Ashley Ibbett 03/04/2025 03/04/2026 Subscription to The Economist N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 219 219
Ashley Ibbett 16/04/2025 16/04/2025 Meeting with Mining Remediation Authority Newmark Northgate, UK Train Standard 90.1 N/A N/A 90.1
Ashley Ibbett 02/05/2025 02/05/2025 Monthly subscription to The Times newspaper N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 26 26
Ashley Ibbett 22/06/2025 22/06/2025 Monthly subscription to The Times newspaper N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 26 26
Ashley Ibbett 26/06/2025 26/06/2025 Visit to Elstree Substation Elstree, UK Taxi Standard 40.65 N/A N/A 40.65
Ben Golding Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Ben Rimmington 07/04/2025 09/04/2025 DG Offsite with Perm Secs & in person Executive Committee London, UK Train Standard 201 404 N/A 605
Ben Rimmington 29/04/2025 30/04/2025 In-person Executive Committee, Westminster Abbey tour, Net Zero Delivery Board and in person meetings with External Stakeholders including PLF Dinner London, UK Train Standard 339.8 281 N/A 620.8
Ben Rimmington 08/05/2025 09/05/2025 External stakeholder strategy sessions, internal group strategy sessions and Q4 stocktake meeting with Perm Secs London, UK Train Standard 339.8 251 N/A 590.8
Ben Rimmington 13/05/2025 13/05/2025 External stakeholder roundtable and in person Executive Committee. London, UK Train Standard 174.1 N/A N/A 174.1
Ben Rimmington 19/06/2025 19/06/2025 DG and Directors offsite event London, UK Train Standard 333.4 N/A N/A 333.4
Caroline Botwood Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Cath Denholm 03/04/2025 03/04/2025 Visit to London office for internal meetings London, UK Train Standard 240.8 27.43 N/A 268.23
Cath Denholm 28/04/2025 30/04/2025 Visit to London office for internal meetings London, UK Train Standard 271.8 47.14 N/A 318.94
Cath Denholm 04/05/2025 06/05/2025 Visit to London office for internal meetings London, UK Train Standard 196.5 N/A N/A 196.5
Cath Denholm 20/05/2025 23/05/2025 Visit to London office for internal meetings, and to Swindon for UKSBS event London, UK; Swindon, UK Train Standard 194.1 N/A N/A 194.1
Cath Denholm 02/06/2025 05/06/2025 Travel to London for KPMG Future of Corporate Services in the Public Sector London, UK Train Standard 197.3 31.72 N/A 229.02
Cath Denholm 10/06/2025 10/06/2025 Civil Service Live Glasgow, UK Train Standard 38.2 12.7 N/A 50.9
Cath Denholm 16/06/2025 16/06/2025 Evening meal following interviews and internal meetings in the London office N/A N/A N/A N/A 17.6 N/A 17.6
Cath Denholm 17/06/2025 17/06/2025 Evening meal following in-person meetings in the London office N/A N/A N/A N/A 11.13 N/A 11.13
Cath Denholm 18/06/2025 18/06/2025 Evening meal following roadmap planning session in the London office N/A N/A N/A N/A 11.13 N/A 11.13
Cath Denholm 19/06/2025 20/06/2025 Directors offsite event in London London, UK Train Standard 227.6 13.68 N/A 241.28
Cath Denholm 26/06/2025 26/06/2025 Managerial priority setting session London, UK Train Standard 73.2 N/A N/A 73.2
Chris Heffer 13/04/2025 16/04/2025 Visit to Ottawa for Industry engagement Ottawa, Canada Scheduled flight Business 3958.83 373.19 N/A 4332.02
Chris Heffer 07/05/2025 08/05/2025 Sellafield G6 meeting Sellafield, UK Train Standard 304.5 129 N/A 433.5
Chris Heffer 20/05/2025 21/05/2025 United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) Board meeting Warrington, UK Train Standard 396.5 146.3 N/A 542.8
Chris Heffer 03/06/2025 03/06/2025 Cardiff office to see team Cardiff, UK Train Standard 140.7 N/A N/A 140.7
Chris Stark 07/05/2025 09/05/2025 Visit to Highlands & Islands CP2030 Inverness, UK Train Standard 72 290.98 N/A 362.98
Chris Stark 04/06/2025 04/06/2025 Site Visit to Eden Campus Leuchars / Dundee, UK Train Standard 21.6 N/A N/A 21.6
Chris Stark 05/06/2025 05/06/2025 DDL Board Strategy Day Glasgow, UK Train Standard 30.7 N/A N/A 30.7
Chris Thompson 16/05/2025 18/05/2025 Visiting Devolved Administration colleagues on net zero issues Belfast, UK Scheduled Flight, Train Economy, Standard 242.72 N/A N/A 242.72
Clive Maxwell 16/04/2025 16/04/2025 Travel to site visit Newark, UK Train Standard 75.03 N/A N/A 75.03
Clive Maxwell 23/04/2025 23/04/2025 Travel to site visit Portslade, UK Train Standard 43.9 N/A N/A 43.9
Clive Maxwell 21/05/2025 22/05/2025 Attend Civil Service Leadership Group Scotland Edinburgh, UK Train Standard 198.4 230 N/A 428.4
Damitha Adikaari 13/05/2025 13/05/2025 Visit to Mission Zero Technologies Plant Thetford, UK Taxi Standard 20.3 N/A N/A 20.3
Damitha Adikaari 10/06/2025 12/06/2025 Energy Research and Technology (CERT) Bureau Dinner Paris, France Eurostar, Taxi Standard 378.55 24.14 N/A 402.69
Dan Micklethwaite Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Dan Osgood 01/05/2025 01/05/2025 Visiting Salford office Manchester, UK Train Standard 168.1 N/A N/A 168.1
Darren Walker Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
David Capper 03/04/2025 03/04/2025 Attending in-person meetings at Trinity Bridge House Salford, UK Train Economy 267.3 N/A N/A 267.3
David Thomas 22/05/2025 23/05/2025 UK Shared Business Services (UKSBS) Board meeting Swindon, UK Train Standard 178.5 N/A N/A 178.5
Deborah Chittenden Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Donna Leong Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Emily Bourne 01/04/2025 04/04/2025 Energy Infrastructure Group leadership team offsite and meetings in Shetland Aberdeen/Shetland, UK Scheduled flight, Train Economy, Standard 891 270 N/A 1161
Emily Bourne 07/04/2025 08/04/2025 Visiting teams in Edinburgh and Darlington Edinburgh, UK; Darlington, UK Train Standard 127.7 95 N/A 222.7
Emily Bourne 26/06/2025 26/06/2025 Site Visit to National Grid Elstree Substation Bushey, UK Train Standard 19.8 N/A N/A 19.8
Emma Floyd 01/04/2025 01/04/2025 Interviewing for Great British Energy London, UK Scheduled flight, Train, Taxi Economy, Standard 434.92 72.59 N/A 507.51
Emma Floyd 02/04/2025 02/04/2025 Visit to SSE wind farm and business meetings Sumburgh, UK Scheduled flight, Taxi Economy, Standard 587.38 311.35 N/A 898.73
Emma Floyd 01/06/2025 03/06/2025 Interviewing for Great British Energy CEO Birmingham, UK Scheduled flight, Train, Taxi Economy, Standard 721.09 201 N/A 922.09
Emma Floyd 23/06/2025 26/06/2025 Attending Great British Energy Board Birmingham, UK Scheduled flight, Train, Taxi Economy, Standard 469.49 238.29 N/A 707.78
Fiona Mettam 02/04/2025 04/04/2025 Site Visit and offsite event Shetland, UK Scheduled flight Standard 400 N/A N/A 400
Fiona Mettam 08/05/2025 09/05/2025 In person meetings London, UK Scheduled flight Standard 144.98 82.17 N/A 227.15
Fiona Mettam 21/05/2025 22/05/2025 North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) Board Aberdeen, UK Nil Return Nil Return N/A 72 N/A 72
Fiona Mettam 29/05/2025 30/05/2025 Imperial AI workshop London, UK Rail Standard Premier 275 N/A N/A 275
Fiona Mettam 18/06/2025 19/06/2025 Director offsite event London, UK Rail Standard Premier 359 N/A N/A 359
Hugo Robson Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Jane Walker 01/04/2025 01/04/2025 To attend North East Regional Leaders event in Newcastle Newcastle, UK Train Standard 14.6 N/A N/A 14.6
Jane Walker 22/04/2025 23/04/2025 To attend internal meetings in London office London, UK Train Standard 74.1 146.35 N/A 220.45
Jane Walker 06/05/2025 07/05/2025 To attend external stakeholder meetings London, UK Train Standard 107 166.28 N/A 273.28
Jane Walker 14/05/2025 14/05/2025 To attend internal meetings in London office London, UK Train Standard 271.4 N/A N/A 271.4
Jane Walker 11/06/2025 12/06/2025 To attend SCS offsite meeting London, UK Train Standard 211 174 N/A 192.5
Jane Walker 19/06/2025 19/06/2025 To attend DGs and Directors offsite event London, UK Train Standard 236.1 N/A N/A 236.1
Jane Walker 27/06/2025 27/06/2025 To attend external stakeholder event London, UK Train Standard 148.4 N/A N/A 148.4
Jennie Tse Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Jeremy Pocklington 03/04/2025 04/04/2025 Travel to site visit Shoreham by Sea, UK Train Standard 78.2 N/A N/A 78.2
Jeremy Pocklington 05/06/2025 05/06/2025 Visit Darlington Office Darlington, UK Train Standard 198.4 85.5 N/A 283.9
Jeremy Pocklington 16/06/2025 16/06/2025 Travel to airport Heathrow, UK Train Standard 25 N/A N/A 25
Jeremy Pocklington 16/06/2025 19/06/2025 To attend Atlantic Council Energy Forum, engage industry and government Washington Dulles, USA Scheduled flight, Train Business, Standard 7,517.32 N/A N/A 7,517.32
Jeremy Pocklington 25/06/2025 25/06/2025 Travel to site visit Cardiff, UK Train, Taxi Standard 336.42 N/A N/A 336.42
Jeremy Pocklington 30/06/2025 30/06/2025 Travel to site visit Taunton, UK Train, Taxi Standard 154.06 N/A N/A 154.06
Jessica Skilbeck Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Johanna Cowan Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
John Staples 28/05/2025 28/05/2025 Great British Nuclear Board Warrington, UK Train Standard 174.54 N/A N/A 174.54
Jonathan Mills 20/01/2025 30/01/2025 Meeting with stakeholder & visit to regional office Aberdeen, UK; Edinburgh, UK Scheduled flight Economy 374.52 50.49 N/A 425.01
Karl Hoods Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Kate Hughes 01/04/2025 05/04/2025 To attend Cartagena Dialogue meetings Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Scheduled flight, Taxi Economy 1602.09 505.86 126.51 2234.46
Kate Hughes 06/05/2025 08/05/2025 To attend Copenhagen Climate Ministerial Copenhagen, Denmark Scheduled flight, Train Economy 178.13 447.54 22.61 648.28
Kate Hughes 13/06/2025 26/06/2025 To attend international climate negotiations Bonn, Germany Scheduled flight, Taxi Economy 655.71 2461.76 341.47 3458.94
Lee McDonough 22/05/2025 22/05/2025 Attend the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Board London, UK Train Standard 86 N/A N/A 86
Lee McDonough 17/06/2025 19/06/2025 Attend the International Energy Agency (IEA) Governing Board Paris, France Eurostar Premium Economy 350 720.46 N/A 1,070.46
Marina Skrinar 08/04/2025 10/04/2025 To accompany Ministers at VVIP visit on energy security with HMTK Rome, Italy Scheduled flight Economy 285.65 542.61 N/A 828.26
Marina Skrinar 21/06/2025 21/06/2025 Attend offical meeting London, UK Train, Taxi Standard 55.75 N/A N/A 55.75
Matt Toombs 23/04/2025 24/04/2025 To attend Whitehall & Industry Group (WIG) senior leadership training session with UK Embassy in Paris Paris, France Eurostar Standard 288 233.75 N/A 521.75
Paro Konar 02/04/2025 04/04/2025 To accompany DG on site visit Shetland, UK Scheduled flight/taxi Standard 631.33 270 110.83 1,012.16
Paro Konar 24/04/2025 24/04/2025 To host Civil Service Team connect event Birmingham, UK Train Standard 197 N/A N/A 197
Paro Konar 12/06/2025 12/06/2025 To accompany SoS Aberdeen, UK Scheduled flight Standard 578.25 N/A N/A 578.25
Paro Konar 26/06/2025 26/06/2025 Team meeting at Manchester office Salford, UK Train Standard 386 N/A N/A 386
Paul Monks 02/04/2025 02/04/2025 Meeting with external stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 174 N/A N/A 174
Paul Monks 07/04/2025 08/04/2025 Meeting with internal stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 178 98 N/A 276
Paul Monks 09/04/2025 09/04/2025 Meeting with external stakeholders Cambridge, UK Train Standard 37.6 6.8 N/A 44.4
Paul Monks 15/04/2025 15/04/2025 Meeting with external stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 178 N/A N/A 178
Paul Monks 16/04/2025 16/04/2025 Site visit Newark, UK Train, Taxi Standard 94.8 N/A N/A 94.8
Paul Monks 24/04/2025 25/04/2025 Meeting with internal stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 196 129.6 N/A 325.6
Paul Monks 29/04/2025 29/04/2025 Meeting with external stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 192 N/A N/A 192
Paul Monks 06/05/2025 06/05/2025 Meeting with external stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 164.2 N/A N/A 164.2
Paul Monks 08/05/2025 08/05/2025 Meeting with external stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 152.5 N/A N/A 152.5
Paul Monks 13/05/2025 14/05/2025 Meeting with external stakeholders Daresbury, UK Private Car N/A 95.67 N/A N/A 95.67
Paul Monks 16/05/2025 16/05/2025 Meeting with internal stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 178 N/A N/A 178
Paul Monks 19/05/2025 19/05/2025 Meeting with external stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 148.5 N/A N/A 148.5
Paul Monks 21/05/2025 21/05/2025 Meeting with external stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 161 N/A N/A 161
Paul Monks 29/05/2025 29/05/2025 Meeting with external stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 183.5 N/A N/A 183.5
Paul Monks 03/06/2025 03/06/2025 Meeting with external stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 161 N/A N/A 161
Paul Monks 05/06/2025 05/06/2025 Meeting with external stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 168.2 N/A N/A 168.2
Paul Monks 17/06/2025 17/06/2025 Meeting with external stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 164.2 N/A N/A 164.2
Paul Monks 19/06/2025 19/06/2025 Meeting with external stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 154.7 N/A N/A 154.7
Paul Monks 23/06/2025 25/06/2025 Meeting with external stakeholders London, UK Train Standard 183.5 329.4 N/A 512.9
Philip Luxford 16/06/2025 19/06/2025 Visit to Orano's Melox facility near Avignon Avignon, France Train Standard 502.76 196.9 N/A 699.66
Rachel Armstrong 01/04/2025 03/04/2025 European Climate Summit - 1-3 April Lisbon, Portugal Scheduled flight, Taxi Economy, Standard 170.97 263.16 34.49 468.62
Rachel Armstrong 27/04/2025 29/04/2025 SoS meeting London, UK Train, Taxi Standard 243 262.2 16:30 521.5
Rachel Armstrong 09/05/2025 09/05/2025 Directors' Strategy Session London, UK Train, Taxi Standard 92 N/A N/A 92
Rachel Armstrong 14/05/2025 15/04/2025 Internal meeting London, UK Train, Taxi Standard 232 211.2 10 453.2
Rachel Armstrong 04/06/2025 05/04/2025 MPs Parliamentary Event London, UK Train, Taxi Standard 232.2 234.9 N/A 467.1
Rachel Armstrong 17/06/2025 19/04/2025 Internal meeting London, UK Train, Taxi Standard 368 495.9 N/A 863.9
Rachel Armstrong 24/06/2025 24/06/2025 Climate week speaker London, UK Train, Taxi Standard 225 N/A N/A 225
Robert Hewitt 01/04/2025 01/04/2025 Site visit to British Sugar Downham Market, UK Train Standard 90.8 N/A N/A 90.8
Robert Hewitt 30/04/2025 30/04/2025 Site visit to Palm Paper Kings Lynn, UK Train Standard 64.7 N/A N/A 64.7
Sarah James Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Sarah Redwood 02/04/2025 04/04/2025 Travel to Shetland to view Energy Infrastructure and discuss policies to support the energy transition. Aberdeen/Shetland,UK Scheduled flight Economy 467.93 N/A 107.4 575.33
Sarah Redwood 23/04/2025 24/04/2025 Travel to Lytham for a training event Lytham, UK Train Standard 136.5 160 23.6 320.1
Selvin Brown 01/04/2025 03/04/2025 Two South Yorkshire Combined Authority roundtables Sheffield, UK Train Standard 91.4 214.4 N/A 305.8
Selvin Brown 08/04/2025 09/04/2025 Lessons learned meeting Manchester, UK Train Standard 96.5 111.7 N/A 208.2
Selvin Brown 04/06/2025 05/06/2025 Visit Greater Manchester Combined Authority and properties with Northern Housing Consortium Manchester, UK Train Standard 79.4 106.8 N/A 186.2
Simon Hulme 14/05/2025 14/05/2025 Travel to National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) project council Bedford, UK Private Car N/A 91.8 N/A N/A 91.8
Stefanie Murphy 02/04/2025 04/04/2025 To accompany DG on site visit Shetland, UK Scheduled flight Standard 604.43 270 94.41 968.94
Stefanie Murphy 21/05/2025 22/05/2025 Speaking slot at World Hydrogen Summit Rotterdam, Holland Eurostar Standard 326 229 24.7 579.7
Tom Child 02/04/2025 04/04/2025 Meetings with external stakeholders a, Shetland Aberdeen/Shetland, UK Scheduled flight, Train, Taxi Economy, Standard 531.73 340.76 N/A 872.49
Tom Child 28/04/2025 30/04/2025 Meetings with external stakeholders and Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment (OPRED) staff, Aberdeen Aberdeen, UK Scheduled flight, Train, Taxi, Bus Economy, Standard 173.88 275.25 N/A 449.13
Tom Child 19/05/2025 21/05/2025 Meetings with external stakeholders and Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment (OPRED) staff, Aberdeen Aberdeen, UK Scheduled flight, Train, Taxi, Bus Economy, Standard 195.48 287.9 N/A 483.38
Tom Child 30/06/2025 02/07/2025 Meetings with external stakeholders and Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment (OPRED) staff, Aberdeen Aberdeen, UK Scheduled flight, Train, Taxi, Bus Economy, Standard 241.96 219.4 N/A 461.36
Vicky Dawe 01/04/2025 04/04/2025 Site visit and offsite event Aberdeen/Shetland, UK Scheduled flight Economy 458.43 N/A N/A 458.43