Transparency data
DESNZ senior officials' expenses, January to March 2026
Updated 25 June 2026
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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 (£) |
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| Alex Milward | 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-19 | Visit to Birmingham office | Birmingham; UK | Train | Standard | 197.00 | N/A | N/A | 197.00 |
| Alice Hurrell | 2026-01-15 | 2026-01-15 | Ticket to attend HR Exec in person meeting | Leeds; UK | Train | Standard | 172.10 | N/A | N/A | 172.10 |
| Alice Hurrell | 2026-03-16 | 2026-03-17 | Ticket to visit Salford office and host Mission Connect session | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 233.70 | 72.00 | N/A | 305.70 |
| Anastasia Osbourne | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Artan Zymberi | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Ben Golding | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Bob Roberts | 2026-01-20 | 2026-01-21 | Visit to Darlington office | Darlington; UK | Train | Standard | 144.10 | 120.79 | N/A | 264.89 |
| Bob Roberts | 2026-03-04 | 2026-03-05 | Visit to Edinburgh office | Edinburgh; UK | Train | Standard | 122.30 | 129.80 | N/A | 252.10 |
| Caroline Botwood | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Christopher Heffer | 2026-02-11 | 2026-02-13 | Visit to Framatome in France | Valence; France | Eurostar | Standard | 420.11 | 372.02 | N/A | 792.13 |
| Christopher Heffer | 2026-03-08 | 2026-03-10 | Visit to Netherlands for G2G dialogue | The Hague; Netherlands | Eurostar | Standard | 6.20 | 30.70 | N/A | 36.90 |
| Christopher Heffer | 2026-03-17 | 2026-03-18 | Civil nuclear symposium in Sweden with Minister | Stockholm; Sweden | Scheduled flight | Economy | 369.90 | 12.05 | N/A | 381.95 |
| Christopher Heffer | 2026-03-31 | 2026-04-01 | Visit to Hunterston B for EdF to NDA handover | Glasgow; UK | Scheduled flight | Economy | 347.60 | 175.14 | N/A | 522.74 |
| Chris Stark | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Clive Maxwell | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Damitha Adikaari | 2026-01-05 | N/A | Professional subscription to the Institution of Engineering & Technology and Engineering Council | N/A | N/A | Standard | 357.45 | N/A | N/A | 357.45 |
| Damitha Adikaari | 2026-01-14 | 2026-01-14 | Visit to Rhenergise Storage Pilot | Newton Abbot; UK | Train | Standard | 176.00 | N/A | N/A | 176.00 |
| Damitha Adikaari | 2026-03-09 | 2026-03-11 | Chairing International Energy Agency Energy Research & Technology Committee | Paris; France | Eurostar | Standard | 310.00 | 526.49 | N/A | 836.49 |
| Dan Osgood | 2026-01-20 | 2026-01-21 | Visit to Manchester office | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 79.50 | 115.50 | N/A | 195.00 |
| Dan Osgood | 2026-03-12 | 2026-03-12 | Visit to Birmingham office | Birmingham; UK | Train | Standard | 64.50 | N/A | N/A | 64.50 |
| Daniel Micklethwaite | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Daron Walker | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| David Capper | 2026-03-04 | 2026-03-04 | Travel to conference | Birmingham; UK | Train | Standard | 106.40 | N/A | N/A | 106.40 |
| David Thomas | 2026-02-04 | 2026-02-04 | Travel to Manchester office for internal meetings | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 386.00 | N/A | N/A | 386.00 |
| David Thomas | 2026-02-09 | 2026-02-09 | Travel to Birmingham office for internal meetings | Birmingham; UK | Train | Standard | 197.00 | N/A | N/A | 197.00 |
| David Thomas | 2026-02-23 | 2026-02-23 | Travel to Darlington office for internal meetings | Darlington; UK | Train | Standard | 191.00 | N/A | N/A | 191.00 |
| David Thomas | 2026-02-23 | 2026-02-24 | Travel to Edinburgh office for internal meetings | Edinburgh; UK | Train | Standard | 161.70 | 71.20 | N/A | 232.90 |
| David Thomas | 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-02 | Travel to Bristol office for internal meetings | Bristol; UK | Train | Standard | 137.00 | N/A | N/A | 137.00 |
| David Thomas | 2026-03-04 | 2026-03-04 | Travel to Birmingham office for internal meetings | Birmingham; UK | Train | Standard | 120.00 | N/A | N/A | 120.00 |
| David Thomas | 2026-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Travel to Manchester office for internal meetings | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 23.10 | N/A | N/A | 23.10 |
| Deborah Chittenden | 2026-01-21 | 2026-01-21 | Travel to MCS Stakeholder meeting | Warrington; UK | Train | Economy | 119.15 | N/A | N/A | 119.15 |
| Deborah Chittenden | 2026-01-30 | 2026-01-30 | TrustMark Board meeting | Basingstoke; UK | Train | Economy | 27.30 | N/A | N/A | 27.30 |
| Deborah Chittenden | 2026-03-04 | 2026-03-04 | Senior offsite event at Birmingham office | Birmingham; UK | Train | Economy | 99.40 | N/A | N/A | 99.40 |
| Donna Leong | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Emma Floyd | 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-24 | Return train travel for spending time in other offices to collaborate with colleagues and run a work session | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 139.70 | N/A | N/A | 139.70 |
| Emma Floyd | 2026-02-29 | 2026-03-31 | Attendance at March Great British Energy Board and undertake a site visit in Aberdeen | Aberdeen; UK | Scheduled flight; taxi; train | Economy | 452.70 | 300.75 | N/A | 753.45 |
| Emily Bourne | 2026-01-14 | 2026-01-15 | Visit to Edinburgh Office | Edinburgh; UK | Train | Standard | 70.70 | 73.60 | N/A | 144.30 |
| Emily Bourne | 2026-02-03 | 2026-02-04 | Speech to Durham University Women's Engineering group and visit to team in Darlington office | Darlington; UK | Train | Standard | 44.30 | 95.00 | N/A | 139.30 |
| Emily Bourne | 2026-02-18 | 2026-02-18 | Meeting and tour of Siemens Energy facility | Stockport; UK | Train | Standard | 369.60 | N/A | N/A | 369.60 |
| Emily Shuckburgh | 2026-01-30 | 2026-01-30 | Site visit | Culham; UK | Train | Standard | 118.30 | N/A | N/A | 118.30 |
| Emily Shuckburgh | 2026-03-11 | 2026-03-17 | International site visit | Copenhagen; Denmark, Svalbard; Norway | Scheduled flight; taxi; train | Economy | 1,707.44 | 1,091.30 | 385.00 | 3,183.74 |
| Emily Shuckburgh | 2026-03-18 | 2026-03-20 | International meetings | Paris; France | Eurostar | Standard | 284.20 | 34.20 | 23.50 | 341.90 |
| Hugo Robson | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Jane Walker | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Jennie Tse | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Jessica Skilbeck | 2026-02-10 | 2026-02-10 | Travel to attend and speak at National Energy Action (NEA) annual conference | Newcastle upon Tyne; UK | Train | Standard | 318.80 | N/A | N/A | 318.80 |
| Jessica Skilbeck | 2026-03-04 | 2026-03-04 | Travel to attend DESNZ group offsite event | Birmingham; UK | Train | Standard | 84.50 | N/A | N/A | 84.50 |
| Jessica Skilbeck | 2026-03-11 | 2026-03-13 | Visit to DESNZ Manchester office | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 219.60 | 44.99 | N/A | 264.59 |
| Johanna Cowan | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Joanne Ellman- Brown | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Jonathan Brearley | 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-26 | Visit to DESNZ Manchester office | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 187.30 | N/A | N/A | 187.30 |
| Jonathan Mills | 2026-03-11 | 2026-03-12 | Departmental meetings in Edinburgh Office | Edinburgh; UK | Train | Standard | 284.40 | 71.99 | N/A | 356.39 |
| Kate Hughes | 2026-02-09 | 2026-02-10 | Meetings with EU Directorate General for Climate Action | Brussels; Belgium | Eurostar; taxi | Economy | 157.65 | 36.33 | N/A | 193.98 |
| Kate Hughes | 2026-02-22 | 2026-03-01 | Conference attendance | Sydney; Australia | Scheduled flight; ferry | Business | 5,785.77 | 1,976.81 | N/A | 7,752.58 |
| Kate Hughes | 2026-03-01 | 2026-03-06 | Japan - Brazil dialogue | Tokyo; Japan | Scheduled flight; taxi | Business | 7,076.67 | 1,023.93 | N/A | 8,100.60 |
| Lee McDonough | 2026-01-20 | 2026-01-20 | Attended UK Atomic Energy Authority Board meeting | Didcot; UK | Train; taxi | Standard | 89.00 | N/A | N/A | 89.00 |
| Lee McDonough | 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-19 | International Energy Agency ministerial meeting | Paris; France | Eurostar; taxi | Premium Economy | 327.00 | 272.21 | N/A | 599.00 |
| Lee McDonough | 2026-03-31 | 2026-04-02 | International Energy Agency Governing Board | Paris; France | Eurostar; taxi | Premium Economy | 355.78 | 377.24 | N/A | 733.00 |
| Lee McDonough | 2026-03-19 | N/A | Vouchers for the refreshments at the Civil Service Climate and Environment Network conference | N/A | N/A | Standard | N/A | N/A | N/A | 225.00 |
| Marina Skrinar | 2026-01-11 | 2026-01-13 | To attend residential FCDO leadership training module with College of British Diplomacy | Shoreham by Sea; UK | Train; taxi | Standard | 35.00 | N/A | N/A | 35.00 |
| Marina Skrinar | 2026-01-25 | 2026-01-27 | Attendance at North Seas Summit | Hamburg; Germany | Scheduled flight | Economy | 401.98 | 356.34 | N/A | 758.32 |
| Marina Skrinar | 2026-01-30 | 2026-02-06 | Key UK-South Korea bilaterals and meetings on international energy; and UK-Japan Energy Dialogue, external stakeholder meetings and bilaterals with Japanese Ministries | Seoul; South Korea, Tokyo; Japan | Scheduled flight; taxi | Business | 5,594.18 | 710.46 | N/A | 6,304.64 |
| Mark Leigh | 2026-01-15 | 2026-01-15 | Multiple in person meetings both with Internal and external stakeholders | London; UK | Train; taxi | Standard | 196.25 | 21.15 | N/A | 217.40 |
| Mark Leigh | 2026-01-20 | 2026-01-21 | Quarterly Commercial Nuclear Forum - in person | Andover; UK | Train; taxi | Standard | 229.75 | 124.89 | N/A | 354.64 |
| Mark Leigh | 2026-01-26 | 2026-01-26 | DGs and Directors offsite meeting | London; UK | Train; taxi | Standard | 196.35 | 2.10 | N/A | 198.45 |
| Mark Leigh | 2026-02-05 | 2026-02-05 | In person meeting with external stakeholder | London; UK | Train | Standard | 173.25 | 6.05 | 8.75 | 188.05 |
| Mark Leigh | 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-24 | Senior Commercial Leaders in person event | London; UK | Train | Standard | 173.25 | 2.70 | 8.75 | 184.70 |
| Mark Leigh | 2026-03-04 | 2026-03-04 | In person meeting with external stakeholder | London; UK | Train | Standard | 173.25 | 11.99 | 8.75 | 193.99 |
| Mark Leigh | 2026-03-30 | 2026-03-30 | Various in-person meeting with internal stakeholders and teams | London; UK | Train | Standard | 173.25 | 13.45 | N/A | 186.70 |
| Matthew Toombs | 2026-03-23 | 2026-03-24 | Attendance at international forestry meeting with German and Norwegian senior counterparts | Oslo; Norway | Scheduled flight; train | Economy | 544.70 | 115.20 | N/A | 659.90 |
| Paro Konar | 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-19 | To visit Birmingham office | Birmingham; UK | Train | Standard | 197.00 | N/A | N/A | 197.00 |
| Paro Konar | 2026-03-06 | 2026-03-06 | Site Visit | Huddersfield; UK | Train | Standard | 113.30 | N/A | N/A | 113.30 |
| Paro Konar | 2026-03-12 | 2026-03-12 | To visit Birmingham office | Birmingham; UK | Train | Standard | 197.00 | N/A | N/A | 197.00 |
| Paro Konar | 2026-03-23 | 2026-03-23 | Workshop | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 386.00 | N/A | N/A | 386.00 |
| Philip Luxford | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Robert Hewitt | 2026-03-25 | 2026-03-26 | Travel to Energy Trading Scheme negotiations | Brussels; Belgium | Eurostar | Economy | 370.00 | 345.10 | 36.36 | 751.46 |
| Sarah James | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Sarah Redwood | 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-19 | Visit to Infinis | Milton Keynes; UK | Train | Standard | 122.91 | N/A | N/A | 122.91 |
| Selvin Brown | 2026-01-19 | 2026-01-20 | Site visit in Bristol | Bristol; UK | Train | Standard | 157.9 | 117 | 35.33 | 310.23 |
| Selvin Brown | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-03 | Senior Team meeting | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 145.4 | 102.4 | N/A | 247.8 |
| Selvin Brown | 2026-02-09 | 2026-02-10 | Energy Capital and National Housing Federation meetings | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 62 | 105 | N/A | 167 |
| Selvin Brown | 2026-02-22 | 2026-02-27 | Major Projects Leadership Authority training | Oxford; UK | Train | Standard | 37.8 | N/A | N/A | 37.8 |
| Selvin Brown | 2026-03-04 | 2026-03-06 | Directorate Senior offsite meeting | Birmingham; UK | Train | Standard | 127.8 | 226.4 | 87.19 | 441.39 |
| Selvin Brown | 2026-03-09 | 2026-03-10 | Extended Senior in person meeting | Birmingham; UK | Train | Standard | 99 | 98.4 | N/A | 197.4 |
| Simon Hulme | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Stefanie Murphy | 2026-03-11 | 2026-03-11 | Travel to Panel Event | Birmingham; UK | Train; taxi | Standard | 119.37 | N/A | N/A | 96.00 |
| Stefanie Murphy | 2026-03-23 | 2026-03-23 | Travel to Leadership Event | Manchester; UK | Train | Standard | 145.40 | N/A | N/A | 145.40 |
| Mr Thomas Child | 2026-02-18 | 2026-02-19 | External meetings and Aberdeen office visit | Aberdeen; UK | Scheduled flight; train; taxi | Economy | 170.18 | 135.99 | N/A | 306.17 |
| Mr Thomas Child | 2026-03-18 | 2026-03-19 | External meetings and Aberdeen office visit | Aberdeen; UK | Scheduled flight; train; taxi | Economy | 146.18 | 117.50 | N/A | 131.84 |
| Mr Thomas Child | 2026-03-23 | 2026-03-23 | Train London to conference in Sheffield | Sheffield; UK | Train | Standard | 102.50 | N/A | N/A | 102.50 |
| Vicky Dawe | 2026-01-29 | 2026-01-30 | North Sea Transition Authority Board | Aberdeen; UK | Scheduled flight | Economy | 345.16 | 90.00 | N/A | 435.16 |
| Vicky Dawe | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-05 | North Sea Transition Authority Interviews | Aberdeen; UK | Scheduled flight | Economy | 293.71 | 210.00 | N/A | 503.71 |
| Vicky Dawe | 2026-03-25 | 2026-03-26 | Mining Remediation Authority Site visit | Cardiff; UK | Train | Economy | 128.40 | N/A | N/A | 128.40 |
| Vicky Dawe | 2026-03-18 | 2026-03-19 | North Sea Transition Authority Board | Aberdeen; UK | Scheduled flight | Economy | 431.71 | 170.00 | N/A | 601.71 |