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DBT’s ministerial overseas travel, October to December 2025
Updated 9 April 2026
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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 or 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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| Peter Kyle | 07/10/2025 | 10/10/2025 | Mumbai, India | To accompany the PM on a trade mission aimed at increasing bilateral trade/investment | Non-scheduled flight | 2 | No | 18100 | 6250 | 6250 |
| Peter Kyle | 08/12/2025 | 12/12/2025 | Washington and San Francisco, USA | To progress trade talks and boost bilateral trade and investment between the US and UK | Scheduled flight | Not applicable | No | 13359.52 | 492.57 | 13852.09 |
| Sir Chris Bryant | 23/10/2025 | 24/10/2025 | Berlin, Germany | Berlin Global Dialogue | Scheduled flight | Not applicable | No | 230.8 | 284.13 | 514.93 |
| Sir Chris Bryant | 27/10/2025 | 28/10/2025 | Geneva, Switzerland | UK Trade Policy Review | Scheduled flight | Not applicable | No | 440.81 | 152.73 | 593.54 |
| Sir Chris Bryant | 29/10/2025 | 30/10/2025 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | GCC Trade Minister Meeting | Scheduled flight | Not applicable | No | 3782.3 | 0 | 3782.3 |
| Sir Chris Bryant | 14/11/2025 | 15/11/2025 | Barcelona, Spain | Engagement with Counterparts and to attend the Tertulias Forum | Scheduled flight | Not applicable | No | 301.81 | 27.45 | 329.26 |
| Sir Chris Bryant | 17/11/2025 | 18/11/2025 | Dubai, UAE | Dubai Air Show and Trade Negotiations | Scheduled flight | Not applicable | No | 2646.67 | 21.82 | 2668.49 |
| Sir Chris Bryant | 18/11/2025 | 21/11/2025 | Melbourne, Australia | CPTPP Ministerial Meetings | Scheduled flight | Not applicable | No | 4662.9 | 752.79 | 5415.69 |
| Sir Chris Bryant | 21/11/2025 | 25/11/2025 | Auckland, New Zealand | Dialogue with Counterparts | Scheduled flight | Not applicable | No | 3346.06 | 190 | 3536.06 |
| Sir Chris Bryant | 10/12/2025 | 10/12/2025 | Brussels, Belgium | Engagement with the EU | Train | Not applicable | No | 340 | 31 | 371 |
| Liz Lloyd | 08/10/2025 | 12/10/2025 | Johannesburg; South Africa, Gqeberha; South Africa | To attend the G20 Trade ministerial meeting. | Scheduled flight | Not applicable | No | 8052 | 175 | 8227 |
| Jason Stockwood | 07/10/2025 | 10/10/2025 | Mumbai, India | Accompanying the Prime Minister's visit to India, to support the business delegation and benefits of the UK-India FTA, and to meet with key investors from Mumbai | Non-scheduled flight | 1 | No | 6425 | 0 | 6425 |
| Jason Stockwood | 10/10/2025 | 10/10/2025 | London | Return flight from the above visit to India | Scheduled flight | Not applicable | No | 3501.9 | 0 | 3501.9 |
| Jason Stockwood | 26/10/2025 | 28/10/2025 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | To added the Future Investment Initiative with the Chancellor, to meet key Saudi and worldwide investors | Scheduled flight | Not applicable | No | 975.92 | 82.96 | 2074.8 |
| Jason Stockwood | 30/11/2025 | 03/12/2025 | Shenzhen, China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | To meet Chinese and Hong Kongese key investors and businesses, and to participate in the first UK-Hong Kong Investment Summit | Scheduled flight | Not applicable | No | 15959.24 | 700 | 17359.24 |
| Kate Dearden | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Chris McDonald | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Blair McDougall | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |