Transparency data
Scotland Office - Ministerial Overseas Travel July - Sept 2025
Updated 16 December 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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| Douglas Alexander MP | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Ian Murray MP | 05/08/2025 | 06/08/2025 | Berlin; Germany | Supporting Scottish business engagement in Germany, meeting Federal and State-level government representatives and hosting a Brand Scotland-supported business breakfast reception with a performance by the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland. | Scheduled flight | N/A | No | £289.62 | £6.65 | £296.27 |
| Kirsty McNeill | 19/08/2025 | 23/08/2025 | Osaka, Tokyo; Japan | Visiting the UK pavilion at Expo in Osaka to support engagement with stakeholders in key sectors for the Scottish economy including life sciences. Visiting a major seafood trade event in Tokyo to support a large UK and Scottish delegation as part of a major efforts by Seafood Scotland to boost exports of Scottish salmon into Japan. Meetings with Japanese companies with significant investment in the renewable energy sector in Scotland | Scheduled flight | N/A | No | 5639.64 | 350 | 5989 |