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FCDO ministerial travel, January to March 2026
Updated 25 June 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/ 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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| Chris Elmore | 11/01/2026 | 16/01/2026 | Quito and Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Bilateral meetings and business engagement on growth, climate and safer streets priorities with Ecuadorean Government. | Scheduled Flight | 0 | No | £4,701.29 | £279.00 | £4,980.29 |
| Chris Elmore | 24/02/2026 | 25/02/2026 | Geneva, Switzerland | To attend the 61st Session of the Human Rights Council | Scheduled Flight | 0 | No | £311.04 | £188.75 | £499.79 |
| Chris Elmore | 13/03/2026 | 16/03/2026 | Santiago, Chile | For bilateral meetings and to attend the inauguration of President Kast. | Scheduled Flight | 0 | No | £11,673.92 | £431.28 | £12,105.20 |
| Chris Elmore | 01/02/2026 | 05/02/2026 | Ottawa, Canada; New York, USA | To discuss Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting (CHOGM) priorities with the Government of Canada and attend meetings of the UK's Presidency of the UN Security Council. | Scheduled Flight | 0 | No | £6,467.28 | £33.00 | £6,500.28 |
| Chris Elmore | 16/03/2026 | 17/03/2026 | Valletta, Malta | To discuss CHOGM priorities | Scheduled Flight | 0 | No | £626.92 | £33.50 | £660.42 |
| Seema Malhotra | 21/02/2026 | 26/02/2026 | Indonesia; Philippines | Engagements, bilateral meetings, events | Scheduled flight | 0 | No | £4,243.52 | £0.00 | £4,243.52 |
| Seema Malhotra | 16/02/2026 | 17/02/2026 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Inauguration of new Bangladesh PM | Scheduled flight | 0 | No | £4,479.29 | £0.00 | £4,479.29 |
| Seema Malhotra | 03/02/2026 | 05/02/2026 | Washington DC, USA | Critical Minerals conference | Scheduled flight | 0 | No | £6,976.48 | £0.00 | £6,976.48 |
| Seema Malhotra | 22/03/2026 | 26/03/2026 | Oyu Tolgoi and Ulan Bataar, Mongolia | Engagements, bilateral meetings, events | Scheduled flight | 0 | No | £3,017.79 | £0.00 | £3,017.79 |
| Jennifer Chapman | 27/01/2026 | 29/01/2026 | Maputo, Mozambique | Bilateral meetings with President, Minister of Planning; and high level meetings. | Scheduled Flight | 2 | No | £7,661.24 | £0.00 | £7,661.24 |
| Jennifer Chapman | 11/02/2026 | 13/02/2026 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Mogadishu, Somalia | To attend the Africa Union summit, and for bilateral meeting with the Government of Somalia | Scheduled Flight | 1 | No | £4,589.64 | £0.00 | £4,589.64 |
| Jennifer Chapman | 03/03/2026 | 06/03/2026 | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo | Bilateral meetings with President, Vice Foreign Minister, Minister of Health | Scheduled Flight; Non Scheduled Flight | 1 | No | £39,227.95 | £0.00 | £39,595.50 |
| Hamish Falconer | 08/02/2026 | 09/02/2026 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Reaffirm the UK’s role as a key partner to the Syrian Government. Emphasize the importance of the SDF–Damascus ceasefire agreement. Advance UK-Syria counterterrorism dialogue, including clarity on host nation consent. Support Iraq regarding British nationals transferred from Syria. Determine UK positioning on Syrian Government–SDF negotiations and counterterrorism cooperation. | Scheduled Flight | 1 | No | £15,938.38 | £0.00 | £15,938.38 |
| Stephen Doughty | 21/01/2026 | 21/01/2026 | Stockholm, Sweden | To strengthen Arctic and Baltic Security and further bilateral / EU relations | Scheduled flight | 0 | No | £468.31 | £30.39 | £498.70 |
| Stephen Doughty | 26/01/2026 | 28/01/2026 | Vilnius, Lithuania; Riga, Latvia | To strengthen European support for Ukraine, European collective security and further bilateral / EU relations | Scheduled flight | 0 | No | £422.31 | £45.88 | £468.19 |
| Stephen Doughty | 19/02/2026 | 24/02/2026 | Washington DC, USA; New York, USA | To attend the National Governors Association Conference in Washington DC, Bilateral engagement with Philadelphia & Pennsylvania Reps and to chair the UN Security Council in NY. | Scheduled Flight; Train | 0 | No | £12,899.63 | £285.41 | £13,185.04 |
| Stephen Doughty | 17/03/2026 | 17/03/2026 | Brussels, Belgium | To attend the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly and bilateral with counterparts | Eurostar | 0 | No | £330.52 | £16.50 | £346.52 |
| Stephen Doughty | 18/03/2026 | 19/03/2026 | Nicosia, Cyprus | To show UK support for the Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) and strengthen bilateral relations with Republic of Cyprus on security in the Eastern Mediterranean | Scheduled flight | 0 | No | £1,803.45 | £38.75 | £1,842.20 |
| Stephen Doughty | 31/03/2026 | 02/04/2026 | Kyiv, Ukraine; Lviv, Ukraine | To show support for the Ukrainian Government | Scheduled Flight; Train | 0 | No | £364.41 | £405.87 | £770.28 |
| Yvette Cooper | 14/01/2026 | 16/01/2026 | Helsinki, Finland; Bardufoss, Norway; Versailles, France | Visit to Finland and Norway in the Arctic Circle to showcase UK efforts to strengthen High North security. Bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, and attendance at the Franco-British Colloque Conference 2026. | G-GBNI Aircraft; Eurostar | 12 | No | £112,525.55 | £0.00 | £112,525.55 |
| Yvette Cooper | 21/01/2026 | 22/01/2026 | Davos, Switzerland | To attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | £1,376.80 | £2,799.53 | £4,176.33 |
| Yvette Cooper | 31/01/2026 | 02/02/2026 | Adré, Chad; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Visit to Chad to highlight the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and announce new UK support for survivors of sexual violence. Visit to Ethiopia to strengthen cooperation on reducing illegal migration by tackling its root causes and disrupting smuggling networks | G-GBNI Aircraft; Non-Scheduled Flight | 16 | No | £178,257.12 | £0.00 | £178,257.12 |
| Yvette Cooper | 13/02/2026 | 15/02/2026 | Munich, Germany | To attend the Munich Security Conference. | G-GBNI Aircraft; Scheduled Flight | 10 | No | £11,537.10 | £450.48 | £11,987.58 |
| Yvette Cooper | 18/02/2026 | 20/02/2026 | New York and Washington DC, USA | Visit to New York and Washington to advance high-level diplomacy, chair UN Security Council meetings, and engage with US counterparts. | Scheduled Flight; Train | N/A | No | £14,869.69 | £722.65 | £15,592.34 |
| Yvette Cooper | 23/02/2026 | 24/02/2026 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Visit to Kyiv on the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | G-GBNI Aircraft; Train | 9 | No | £57,870.97 | £96 | £57,966.97 |
| Yvette Cooper | 11/03/2026 | 13/03/2026 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Visit to Saudi Arabia to demonstrate UK support for regional allies facing Iranian aggression. | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | £5,005.79 | £329.74 | £5,335.53 |
| Yvette Cooper | 26/03/2026 | 27/03/2026 | Vaux-de-Cernay, France | To attend the G7 Foreign Ministerial Meeting. | Eurostar; Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | £836.70 | £260.13 | £1,096.83 |