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MHCLG: senior officials’ business expenses, July to September 2025

Updated 16 December 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 accomodation and meals (£) Sub- total cost of all other expenses, including hospitality given (£) Total cost of expenses claimed (£)
Sarah Healey 2025-07-01 2025-07-02 Non Executive Director Role Portsmouth; UK Train Standard £99.20 N/A N/A £99.20
Sarah Healey 2025-08-31 2025-09-01 Scottish Government Interviews Edinburgh; UK Scheduled flight Economy £186.49 £204.12 N/A £390.61
Sarah Healey 2025-09-23 2025-09-29 Inter Government Meetings Singapore Scheduled flight Business £4,231.22 £357.71 N/A £4,588.93
Sarah Healey 2025-09-29 2025-09-29 Inter Government Meetings London Train Standard £25.00 N/A N/A £25.00
Katie Farrington 2025-07-02 2025-07-02 Wolverhampton i9 MHCLG Office Internal Visit Wolverhampton; UK Train Standard £119.00 N/A N/A £119.00
Katie Farrington 2025-07-02 2025-07-02 Birmingham Internal Office Visit Birmingham; UK Train Standard £43.50 N/A N/A £43.50
Katie Farrington 2025-07-18 2025-07-18 Nottingham MHCLG Office Internal Visit Nottingham; UK Train Standard £190.70 N/A N/A £190.70
Katie Farrington 2025-08-28 2025-08-28 Hastings MHCLG Internal Office Visit Hastings; UK Train Standard £28.65 N/A N/A £28.65
Katie Farrington 2025-08-28 2025-08-28 Visit to an exemplary Net Zero Builing Developer, Thakeham Homes & Burgess Hill; UK Train Standard £35.15 N/A N/A £35.15
Katie Farrington 2025-08-28 2025-08-28 Return from Burgess Hill London Victoria; UK Train Standard £10.00 N/A N/A £10.00
Katie Farrington 2025-09-30 2025-09-30 SCS Planning day Wolverhampton; UK Train Standard £131.50 N/A N/A £131.50
Katie Farrington 2025-09-30 2025-09-30 Return from SCS Planning day Watford Junction; UK Train Standard £35.10 N/A N/A £35.10
Brendan Threlfall Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Joanna Key 2025-08-05 2025-08-05 Cambridge Visit Cambridge; UK Train Standard £319 N/A N/A £319
Joanna Key 2025-08-06 2025-08-06 West Midlands Social & Affordable Housing Roadshow Coventry; UK Train Standard £356 N/A N/A £356
Matt Thurstan 2025-07-02 2025-07-02 Local Government Association Conference Attendance Liverpool, UK Train Standard £99.00 £8.75 N/A £107.75
Matt Thurstan 2025-07-07 2025-07-07 Civil Service Leadership Group; AI System Visit London, UK Train Standard £332.80 £9.18 N/A £341.98
Matt Thurstan 2025-07-16 2025-07-18 Civil Service Leadership Group, Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, GOGGs Visit London, UK Train Standard £332.80 £380.79 N/A £713.59
Matt Thurstan 2025-07-22 2025-07-22 Internal Meetings/Corporate SCS Away Day London, UK Train Standard £332.80 £212.95 N/A £545.75
Matt Thurstan 2025-09-08 2025-09-09 Civil Service Leadership Group; Chancellor of the Exchequer, Internal Meeting with Permament Secretary Sarah Healey London, UK Train Standard £320.30 £835.79 N/A £1,156.09
Matt Thurstan 2025-09-15 2025-09-16 Internal Meeting with Corporate Group Senior Leadership Team Liverpool, UK Train Standard £99.00 £95.60 N/A £194.60
Matt Thurstan 2025-09-19 2025-09-19 Civil Service Leadership Group; AI System Visit Manchester, UK Train Standard £67.80 £9.74 N/A £77.54
Matt Thurstan 2025-09-26 2025-09-26 Productive and Agile State DG Leads; AI Workshop London, UK Train Standard £368.80 £14.79 N/A £383.59
Will Garton 2025-07-01 2025-07-03 Local Government Association Conference Attendance Liverpool, UK Train Standard 119.2 N/A N/A 119.2
Will Garton 2025-07-08 2025-07-08 North East Combined Authority Visit Newcastle, UK Train Standard 211.2 N/A N/A 211.2
Will Garton 2025-07-23 2025-07-23 Internal Meeting London, UK Train Standard 23.6 N/A N/A 23.6
Will Garton 2025-07-25 2025-07-25 Tees Valley Combined Authority Visit Darlington, UK Train Standard 187.2 10 N/A 197.2
Will Garton 2025-07-30 2025-07-30 External visits Birmingham, UK Train Standard 209 N/A N/A 209
Will Garton 2025-08-05 2025-08-06 Liverpool City Council Visit Liverpool, UK Train Standard 119.2 116.34 N/A 235.54
Will Garton 2025-09-04 2025-09-04 Mayoral Council Chesterfield, UK Train Standard 174.7 17.53 N/A 192.23
Will Garton 2025-09-18 2025-09-19 Manchester Visit Manchester, UK Train Standard 422 125 N/A 547
Alexandra Burns Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Andy Hobart 15/09/2025 16/09/2025 To attend a Senior Leadership Team Meeting Liverpool; UK Train Standard 106.2 52.28 N/A 158.48
Andy Hobart 18/09/2025 18/09/2025 To attend the Major Project Lead Academy Said Business School Oxford; UK Train Standard 72.4 N/A N/A 72.4
Ben Llewellyn Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Camilla Sheldon 30/09/2025 30/09/2025 To attend a Senior Civil Servant training day Wolverhampton; UK Train Standard £183.20 N/A N/A £183.20
Caroline Crowther Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Catherine Adams 30/09/2025 30/09/2025 To attend a Senior Civil Servant training day Wolverhampton; UK Train Standard 246 N/A N/A 246
Cathy Francis 05/08/2025 05/08/2025 To visit a Brownfield site and housing development for a site tour Cambridge East; UK, Arbury; UK Train Standard 63.6 N/A N/A 63.6
Charlotte Spencer Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Chris Jones Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Claire Metcalfe 11/07/2025 11/07/2025 In person private Human Resources meeting London; UK Train Standard 108.3 N/A N/A 108.3
Claire Metcalfe 25/07/2025 25/07/2025 In person private Human Resources meeting London; UK Train Standard 127.4 10 N/A 137.4
Claire Metcalfe 31/07/2025 31/07/2025 Team engagement with Liverpool Colleagues Liverpool; UK Train Standard 48 3.15 N/A 51.15
Claire Metcalfe 16/07/2025 17/07/2025 To attend a Civil Service Live panel session Exeter; UK Train, Taxi Standard 271.47 213.8 N/A 485.27
Claire Metcalfe 01/07/2025 03/07/2025 To attend a People Capabilities & Change Senior Leadership Team Awayday in Wolverhampton, To attend a Senior Management Quarterly meeting and workshop with Jobshare Director in London Wolverhampton; UK, London; UK Train Standard 225.3 481.86 N/A 707.16
Claire Metcalfe 03/09/2025 03/09/2025 To attend a Senior Management Vision workshop with Ernst & Young Facilitator Manchester; UK Train Standard 19.8 N/A N/A 19.8
Claire Metcalfe 24/09/2025 24/09/2025 To attend a Workshop with Jobshare Director in London London; UK Train Standard 396.6 10 N/A 406.6
Emma Fraser Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Emma Payne 25/09/2025 25/09/2025 To attend a Northern Housing Consortium dinner York; UK Train Standard 220.2 N/A N/A 220.2
Emma Payne 28/07/2025 29/07/2025 To attend a site visit with Homes for the North Preston; UK Train Standard 121.4 84.6 N/A 206
Emma Payne 27/08/2025 27/08/2025 To attend a tenant focused roadshow with TPAS Manchester; UK Train Standard 272.8 N/A N/A 272.8
Emma Payne 04/09/2025 04/09/2025 To attend the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Social and Affordable Housing Roadshow Manchester; UK Train Standard 114 N/A N/A 114
Emma Payne 06/08/2025 06/08/2025 To attend the West Midlands Social & Affordable Housing Roadshow Coventry; UK Train Standard 66.9 N/A N/A 66.9
Frances Oram 01/07/2025 03/07/2025 To attend a Local Government Association Conference Liverpool; UK Train Standard 298 100 N/A 398
Frances Oram 23/09/2025 23/09/2025 Visit to East Sussex County Council Lewes; UK Train Standard 34.2 N/A N/A 34.2
Frances Oram 15/09/2025 15/09/2025 Visit to West of England Combined Authority Bristol; UK Train Standard 96.5 N/A N/A 96.5
Gill Stewart 27/08/2025 29/08/2025 On-site engagement with geographically dispersed teams Birmingham; UK N/A N/A N/A 118.5 N/A 118.5
Gill Stewart 21/07/2025 23/07/2025 To attend a Corporate Senior Civil Servant Away Day London; UK Train Standard 152 344 N/A 496
Gill Stewart 28/07/2025 30/07/2025 To attend a Corporate Senior Leadership Team Meeting and Investment Sub-Committee Birmingham; UK Train Standard 12.4 102.4 N/A 114.8
Gill Stewart 15/07/2025 17/07/2025 To attend a Digital Senior Leadership Team Meeting Leeds; UK Train Standard 38.7 190 N/A 228.7
Gill Stewart 22/09/2025 25/09/2025 To attend a Digital Senior Leadership Team Meeting London; UK Train Standard 128 546 N/A 674
Gill Stewart 07/07/2025 09/07/2025 To attend a Government Digital and Data Functional Leadership Group Birmingham; UK Train Standard 9.6 126 N/A 135.6
Gill Stewart 09/09/2025 11/09/2025 To attend a Government Digital and Data Functional Leadership Group Birmingham; UK Train Standard 12.4 158 N/A 170.4
Gill Stewart 12/08/2025 14/08/2025 To attend a Government Digital and Data Functional Leadership Group and Investment Sub-Committee Birmingham; UK Train Standard 12.4 126.4 N/A 138.8
Gill Stewart 19/08/2025 21/08/2025 To attend a Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Data Board and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Unity Programme Board Birmingham; UK Train Standard 12.4 126.4 N/A 138.8
Gill Stewart 15/09/2025 16/09/2025 To attend a Senior Leadership Team Meeting Liverpool; UK Train Standard 12.6 82.4 N/A 95
Jenny Dibden 30/09/2025 30/09/2025 To attend a Senior Civil Servant training day Wolverhampton; UK Train Standard 81.7 N/A N/A 81.7
Jenny Dibden 25/09/2025 25/09/2025 To attend an Internal training day with the Director General London; UK Train Standard 185.85 N/A N/A 185.85
Jo Rodrigues 01/07/2025 01/07/2025 To attend a People Capabilities & Change Senior Leadership Team Awayday in Wolverhampton Wolverhampton; UK Train Standard 119.7 N/A N/A 119.7
Joanna Averley 15/09/2025 19/09/2025 To attend a G7 conference Ottawa; Canada Train, Scheduled Flight Standard 1194.32 753.31 N/A 1947.63
Joanna Averley 11/09/2025 12/09/2025 To attend a Planning Schools Conference Belfast; UK Scheduled Flight Standard 116.98 152 N/A 268.98
Joanna Averley 10/09/2025 11/09/2025 To attend an Annual Planners Conference Leeds; UK Train Standard 123.2 101 N/A 224.2
John Palmer Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Josh Goodman Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Kate O'Neill 30/09/2025 30/09/2025 To attend a Senior Civil Servant training day Wolverhampton; UK Train Standard 197 N/A N/A 197
Kay Withers Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Lise-Anne Boissiere 04/07/2025 04/07/2025 To visit and attend a meeting with Ebbsfleet Development Corporation, Department for Environment Farming and Rural Affairs, and Natural England to discuss the Garden City Ebbsfleet; UK Train Standard 23.2 N/A N/A 23.2
Lise-Anne Boissiere 02/09/2025 02/09/2025 To visit Growth Area for a site tour Woodgate; UK, Burgess Hill; UK Train Standard 40.1 N/A N/A 40.1
Lise-Anne Boissiere 21/08/2025 21/08/2025 To visit New Homes Accelerator Northstowe; UK Train Standard 32.8 N/A N/A 32.8
Manuela Solera-Deuchar 07/07/2025 10/07/2025 To attend the Director's Leadership Programme Oxford; UK Train Standard 63.1 N/A N/A 63.1
Melanie Montanari 11/09/2025 11/09/2025 To attend a Ministerial visit Luton; UK Train Standard 38 N/A N/A 38
Nick Coligan 02/07/2025 03/07/2025 To attend a Local Government Association Conference Liverpool; UK Train Standard 132.6 N/A N/A 132.6
Nick Coligan 09/07/2025 09/07/2025 To support the Deputy Prime Minister on a comms engagement Manchester; UK Train Standard 131.18 N/A N/A 131.18
Nico Heslop 07/07/2025 09/07/2025 To attend the Director's Leadership Programme Oxford; UK Train Standard 50.2 N/A N/A 50.2
Nico Heslop 01/07/2025 02/07/2025 To attend a Local Government Association Conference Liverpool; UK Train Standard 194.9 109 N/A 303.9
Nico Heslop 07/08/2025 07/08/2025 To visit Darlington Economic Campus and attend a number of internal meetings Darlington; UK Train Standard 192.1 N/A N/A 192.1
Peter Lee 07/07/2025 08/07/2025 To attend the National Fire Chiefs Council Members Spring Conference Oxford; UK Train Standard 37.8 N/A N/A 37.8
Philippa Davies 30/09/2025 30/09/2025 To visit Brighton & Hove City Council Brighton; UK Train Standard 42.7 N/A N/A 42.7
Richard Prager 17/09/2025 18/09/2025 To attend a Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Areas of Research Interest Workshop, supported by Bristol University Bristol; UK Train Standard 199.1 133.14 N/A 332.24
Richard Prager 23/09/2025 23/09/2025 To complete operational work in Head Office (2MS)/ To attend an in-person Hilary Douglas executive coaching London; UK Train Standard 61 N/A N/A 61
Richard Prager 21/07/2025 21/07/2025 To complete operational work in Head Office (2MS)/ To attend an in-person meeting with Brendan Threlfall Director General and Lauren Bruce Deputy Director London; UK Train Standard 30.15 N/A N/A 30.15
Richard Prager 03/09/2025 03/09/2025 To complete operational work in Head Office (2MS)/ To attend an in-person meeting with Lauren Bruce Deputy Director/ To attend an in-person meeting with Katie Farrington Director General London; UK Train Standard 61 N/A N/A 61
Richard Prager 06/08/2025 06/08/2025 To complete operational work in Head Office (2MS)/ To attend an in-person meeting with Professor Dame Angela McLean UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser London; UK Train Standard 30.15 N/A N/A 30.15
Richard Prager 29/09/2025 29/09/2025 To complete operational work in Head Office (2MS)/ To complete a handover with Nimshi G7 Head of Science for Policy & External Engagement Manager/ To attend a farewell meeting with Chief Scientific Adviser colleagues London; UK Train Standard 61 N/A N/A 61
Richard Prager 30/07/2025 30/07/2025 To complete operational work in Head Office (2MS)/ To meet & greet Interns/ To attend an in-person meeting with Lauren Bruce Deputy Director of Strategy & Governance/ To attend an in-person meet & greet with Summer Student London; UK Train Standard 45.3 N/A N/A 45.3
Robert Arnott 30/09/2025 30/09/2025 To attend a Senior Civil Servant training day Wolverhampton; UK Train Standard 125.1 N/A N/A 125.1
Robert Arnott 29/07/2025 30/07/2025 To visit Local Resilience Forum Partners Plymouth; UK Train Standard 158 148.4 N/A 306.4
Robert Arnott 04/06/2025 05/06/2025 To visit Local Resilience Forum Partners (travel expenses were already claimed last quarter, this is just food expenses) Bristol; UK N/A N/A N/A 23.75 N/A 23.75
Rosehanna Chowdhury Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Sophie Langdale 07/07/2025 10/07/2025 To attend the Director's Leadership Programme Oxford; UK Train Standard 156 N/A N/A 156
Sophie Langdale 01/07/2025 03/07/2025 To attend Local Government Association Conference Liverpool; UK Train Standard 298 100 N/A 398
Sophie Langdale 18/09/2025 18/09/2025 To visit the Launch of the South Yorkshire Local Plan Sheffield; UK Train Standard 243.7 N/A N/A 243.7
Stephen Aldridge 03/07/2025 04/07/2025 To attend the Chancellor's reception at the University of Birmingham Birmingham; UK Train, Taxi Standard 103.7 125 N/A 228.7
Stephen Aldridge 10/09/2025 10/09/2025 To attend the reception for CSaP Policy Fellows Cambridge; UK Train, Taxi Standard 73.5 N/A N/A 73.5
Stephen Aldridge 05/09/2025 05/09/2025 To attend the Social Outcomes Conference Oxford; UK Train, Taxi Standard 43 N/A N/A 43
Stephen Aldridge 29/09/2025 29/09/2025 To attend the UK-wide Coherence Workshop Manchester; UK Train, Taxi Standard 171.9 N/A N/A 171.9
Stuart Ison Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Tom Smith 16/06/2025 17/06/2025 Claiming subsistence for attending the Mayoral Data Council meetings in Manchester on the 16/06/2025 and 17/06/2025 (Claim submitted on 30/09/2025, so included in this quarter) Manchester; UK N/A N/A N/A 39.88 N/A 39.88
Tom Smith 02/07/2025 03/07/2025 To attend a Local Government Association Conference Liverpool; UK Train Standard 76 249.55 N/A 325.55
Tom Smith 07/07/2025 07/07/2025 To attend a London Data Leaders Event London; UK Train Standard 5.9 N/A N/A 5.9
Tom Smith 15/09/2025 16/09/2025 To attend a Senior Leadship Team Meeting Liverpool; UK, Oxford; UK Train Standard 232.8 115.75 N/A 348.55
Tom Smith 24/09/2025 24/09/2025 To attend and speak at Digi Expo London; UK Train Standard 16.4 N/A N/A 16.4
Tom Smith 29/09/2025 30/09/2025 To attend the Mayoral Data Council meeting in Sheffield and to attend the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government roundtable Artifical Intelligence in Local Government meeting Sheffield; UK Train Standard 178.7 136.88 N/A 315.58
William Burgon 02/09/2025 02/09/2025 To visit Burgess Hill Growth Area Haywards Heath; UK Train Standard 30.7 N/A N/A 30.7
Will Davis 18/09/2025 18/09/2025 To attend a Senior Place Session Liverpool; UK Train Standard 151.3 N/A N/A 151.3
Will Davis 27/09/2025 27/09/2025 To attend Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority Senior Place Session Peterborough; UK Train Standard 75 N/A N/A 75
Will Davis 25/09/2025 25/09/2025 To attend Sheffield Local Growth Plan Sheffield; UK Train Standard 130.5 N/A N/A 130.5
Will Davis 18/09/2025 19/09/2025 To attend Task and Finish Manchester; UK Train Standard 63 96.2 N/A 159.2
Will Davis 04/09/2025 04/09/2025 To attend the Mayoral Council's meeting Chesterfield; UK Train Standard 110.4 N/A N/A 110.4