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DESNZ senior officials' expenses, April to June 2026

Updated 24 September 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 (£)
Alex Milward Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Alice Hurrell 15/04/2026 16/04/2026 Visit to DESNZ Cardiff office Cardiff; UK Train; taxi Standard 214.51 119.7 N/A 334.21
Amanda Moore 11/06/2026 11/06/2026 Matrix COO Offsite meeting London; UK Train Standard 20.4 N/A N/A 20.4
Anastasia Osbourne 22/04/2026 23/04/2026 Stakeholder visit York; UK Train Standard 151.6 105 N/A 256.6
Anastasia Osbourne 09/06/2026 10/06/2026 Visit to Birmingham office Birmingham; UK Train Standard 132.7 90 N/A 222.7
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 18/05/2026 19/05/2026 Visit to Darlington office Darlington; UK Train Standard 278.4 91.88 N/A 370.28
Caroline Botwood Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Cath Denholm 01/04/2026 03/04/2026 Dual workplace - working in London London; UK Train Standard 24 37.99 N/A 61.99
Cath Denholm 20/04/2026 24/04/2026 Dual workplace - working in London London; UK Train Standard 74 72 N/A 146
Cath Denholm 28/04/2026 07/05/2026 Dual workplace - working in London London; UK Train Standard 179.2 79.99 N/A 259.19
Cath Denholm 10/05/2026 11/05/2026 Dual workplace - working in London London; UK Train Standard 219.2 10.85 N/A 230.05
Cath Denholm 19/05/2026 21/05/2026 Dual workplace - working in London London; UK Train Standard 152.8 43.04 N/A 195.84
Cath Denholm 26/05/2026 01/06/2026 Dual workplace - working in London London; UK Train Standard 203.6 29.8 N/A 233.4
Cath Denholm 07/06/2026 11/06/2026 Dual workplace - working in London London; UK Train Standard 191.1 74.57 N/A 265.67
Cath Denholm 22/06/2026 24/06/2026 Dual workplace - working in London: In-person strategy days London; UK Train Standard 320.95 34.95 N/A 355.9
Christopher Heffer 01/04/2026 01/04/2026 Visit to Hunterston B nuclear station Hunterston; UK Train Standard 15.5 N/A N/A 15.5
Christopher Heffer 27/04/2026 30/04/2026 UK National Nuclear Laboratory Board attendance & Cumbria stakeholder meeting Cockermouth; UK Train Standard 81 80.7 N/A 161.7
Christopher Heffer 09/06/2026 09/06/2026 Nuclear dialogue with Czech Government Prague; Czechia Scheduled Flight Economy 95 21.35 1.78 118.13
Christopher Heffer 10/06/2026 11/06/2026 Nuclear dialogue with French Government Paris; France Scheduled Flight Economy 445.49 383.79 48.92 878.2
Chris Stark 15/06/2026 15/06/2026 All Staff Lunch & Learn Event Edinburgh; UK Train Standard 33.2 N/A N/A 33.2
Chris Stark 30/06/2026 30/06/2026 Attendance at 10th Anniversary of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures Event Leeds; UK Train Standard 80.7 90 N/A 170.7
Clive Maxwell 03/06/2026 04/06/2026 Attending Civil Service Leadership Group Partnership dinner and Regeneration event Manchester, UK Train Standard 127.3 96.2 N/A 223.5
Clive Maxwell 24/06/2026 25/06/2026 DESNZ office visit and site visits Aberdeen; UK, Edinburgh; UK Taxi; Scheduled flight; Train Economy 693.67 137.34 N/A 831.01
Clive Maxwell 30/06/2026 01/07/2026 Attending Sizewell C Board meeting Ipswich; UK Train; Taxi Standard 126.93 N/A N/A 126.93
Damitha Adikaari 07/05/2026 07/05/2026 Visit Highview Power Energy Storage Project construction - part of Net Zero Innovation Portfolio Manchester; UK Train Standard 279.4 N/A 10 289.4
Damitha Adikaari 08/06/2026 10/06/2026 Attend Committee on Energy Research and Technology of the International Energy Agency Paris; France Eurostar; Taxi Standard 340.87 623.59 20 984.46
Dan Micklethwaite Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Dan Osgood 07/05/2026 07/05/2026 Visit to Birmingham office Birmingham; UK Train Standard 79 N/A N/A 79
Daron Walker 29/06/2026 29/06/2026 Visit to Birmingham office Birmingham; UK Train Standard 84.5 N/A N/A 84.5
David Capper 25/06/2026 26/06/2026 Wylfa naming ceremony and site visit Anglesey; UK Train; taxi Standard 309.3 136 N/A 445.3
David Thomas 14/04/2026 15/04/2026 Attending DESNZ Cardiff office for staff engagement and in person meetings Cardiff; UK Train Standard 166 113.2 N/A 279.2
David Thomas 11/05/2026 13/05/2026 Attending DESNZ Cardiff office for staff engagement and in person meetings Cardiff; UK Train Standard 100.4 210.4 N/A 310.8
David Thomas 13/05/2026 15/05/2026 Travel to Cambridge University for Stakeholder Engagement Visit Cambridge; UK Train Standard 78.9 250.66 N/A 329.56
David Thomas 02/06/2026 04/06/2026 Attending DESNZ Manchester office for staff engagement and in person meetings Manchester; UK Train Standard 227.7 85.49 N/A 313.19
David Thomas 15/06/2026 17/06/2026 Overnight travel to DESNZ Edinburgh office for in person staff engagement, meetings and for stakeholder engagement Edinburgh; UK Train Classic Solo (Sleeper train) 309 113 N/A 422
David Thomas 23/06/2026 23/06/2026 Travel for Government Finance Function Roadshow Cardiff; UK Train Standard 114 N/A N/A 114
David Thomas 29/06/2026 29/06/2026 In person meeting Birmingham; UK Train Standard 131.4 N/A N/A 131.4
Donna Leong 23/04/2026 23/04/2026 Privacy screen N/A N/A N/A 28.99 N/A N/A 28.99
Donna Leong 04/06/2026 04/06/2026 Professional Membership subscription N/A N/A N/A 110 N/A N/A 110
Donna Leong 05/06/2026 05/06/2026 Attending seminar at Oxford University on macro modelling of CB7 Oxford; UK Train Standard 47.2 N/A N/A 47.2
Emily Bourne Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Emily Shuckburgh 23/04/2026 24/04/2026 Site Visit Sellafield; UK N/A N/A N/A 129 N/A 129
Emily Shuckburgh 03/05/2026 04/05/2026 International meeting Paris; France Eurostar Standard 421.3 152.24 N/A 573.54
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 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
Johanna Cowan Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Jonathan Brearley 21/05/2026 21/05/2026 DESNZ Birmingham office visit Birmingham; UK Train Standard 49.1 N/A N/A 49.1
Jonathan Brearley 28/05/2026 28/05/2026 Sizewell C site visit Ipswich; UK Train Standard 51 N/A N/A 51
Jonathan Brearley 03/06/2026 04/06/2026 Attending Civil Service Leadership Group Partnership dinner and Regeneration event Manchester; UK Train Standard 122.9 96.2 N/A 219.1
Jonathan Brearley 08/06/2026 12/06/2026 Atlantic Council Conference Keynote and stakeholder engagement Washington DC; USA Taxi; Scheduled flight Business 5,393.79 N/A 578.38 5,972.17
Jonathan Mills 03/06/2026 04/06/2026 Civil Service Leadership Group Manchester; UK Train Standard 160.9 68.58 N/A 229.48
Jonathan Mills 10/06/2026 12/06/2026 People and Places Week - Change in Place Edinburgh; UK Train Standard 266.9 158.99 N/A 425.89
Karl Hoods 15/06/2026 15/06/2026 Dell AI Day with Nvidia, McLaren Technology Centre Woking; UK Train; taxi Standard 49.89 N/A N/A 49.89
Karl Hoods 21/06/2026 26/06/2026 Apple Business at the Park, California San Jose; USA Scheduled flight Business 5,109.49 721.23 N/A 5,830.72
Kate Hughes 12/04/2026 15/04/2026 Cartagena Dialogue Accra; Ghana Scheduled flight; Taxi Economy 1,160.70 633.64 N/A 1,794.34
Kate Hughes 19/04/2026 23/04/2026 Petersberg Dialogue Berlin; Germany Scheduled flight; Taxi Economy 320.79 768.66 N/A 1,089.45
Kate Hughes 11/05/2026 12/05/2026 Ditchley Park Convening Charlbury; UK Train Standard 63.9 N/A N/A 63.9
Kate Hughes 18/05/2026 21/05/2025 Copenhagen Climate Ministerial meetings Copenhagen; Denmark Scheduled flight; Train Economy 369.05 172.22 N/A 541.27
Kate Hughes 03/06/2026 17/06/2026 International negotiations - Bonn sessions Bonn; Germany Scheduled flight Economy 641.46 2,009.52 N/A 2,650.98
Kate Hughes 21/06/2026 23/06/2026 International meetings on Climate Action Brussels; Belgium Eurostar Economy 232 321.77 N/A 533.77
Lee McDonough 04/05/2026 06/05/2026 Urenco visit Capenhurst; UK Train Standard 159.6 195.2 N/A 354.8
Lee McDonough 11/05/2026 13/05/2026 ITER visit St-Paul-lez-Durance; France Scheduled flight; Taxi Economy 455.7 214.8 N/A 670.5
Lee McDonough 21/05/2026 21/05/2026 UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)Board Didcot; UK Train Standard 89 N/A N/A 89
Lee McDonough 31/05/2026 01/06/2026 Meeting in the UK Embassy Berlin; Germany Scheduled flight; Taxi Economy 755.95 129.68 N/A 885.63
Lee McDonough 02/06/2026 02/06/2026 New privacy screen for iPad plus postage N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 20.98 20.98
Lee McDonough 23/06/2026 23/06/2026 Taxi to Global Energy Transition and Electrification Summit London; UK Taxi Standard 21.26 N/A N/A 21.26
Lee McDonough 23/06/2026 25/06/2026 International Energy Agency (IEA) Governing Board Paris; France Eurostar; Taxi Standard 328.95 382.31 N/A 711.26
Marina Skrinar Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Mark Leigh Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Matt Toombs Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Paro Konar 09/04/2026 09/04/2026 To announce Government Investment Sheffield; UK Train; taxi standard 275.46 N/A N/A 275.46
Paro Konar 23/04/2026 24/04/2026 To visit site Cumbria; UK Train; taxi standard 407 134 N/A 541
Paro Konar 13/05/2026 14/05/2026 To attend training Plymouth; UK Train; taxi Standard 314.44 110.78 N/A 425.22
Paro Konar 18/05/2026 20/05/2026 To attend World Hydrogen Summit Rotterdam; The Netherlands Eurostar standard 172 413 N/A 585
Paro Konar 21/05/2026 21/05/2026 To accompany Permanent Secretary on visit to PfG office Birmingham; UK Train standard 197 N/A N/A 197
Paro Konar 09/06/2026 09/06/2026 To host panel session in DESNZ Birmingham office Birmingham; UK Train standard 197 N/A N/A 197
Philip Luxford Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Robert Hewitt 21/04/2026 22/04/2026 EU meetings Brussels; Belgium Eurostar Standard 332 294 N/A 626
Robert Hewitt 12/05/2026 13/05/2026 EU meetings Brussels; Belgium Eurostar Standard 275 271.74 N/A 546.74
Robert Hewitt 02/06/2026 03/06/2026 EU meetings Brussels; Belgium Eurostar Standard 282 220.1 N/A 502.1
Robert Hewitt 29/06/2026 29/06/2026 Visit to Birmingham office Birmingham; UK Train Standard 147.5 N/A N/A 147.5
Ryan McLaughlin 14/04/2026 14/04/2026 Site visit to Drax Power Station Selby; UK Train; taxi Standard 285.5 N/A N/A 285.5
Sarah James 15/06/2026 16/06/2026 Visit to Manchester office Manchester; UK Train Standard 113.3 96.4 N/A 209.7
Sarah Redwood 05/05/2026 06/05/2026 Trip to Aberdeen to meet stakeholders and visit DESNZ office Aberdeen; UK Scheduled Flight Economy 121.48 125.5 N/A 246.98
Sarah Redwood 19/05/2026 19/05/2026 Diplomatic passport needed for a business trip to China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 102
Sarah Redwood 21/06/2026 26/06/2026 Return flight to China on official visit ChengDu; China Scheduled Flight Business 3,973.00 N/A N/A 3,973.00
Selvin Brown 14/04/2026 15/04/2026 Housing Conference Birmingham; UK Train Standard 102.9 89 N/A 191.9
Selvin Brown 27/04/2026 29/04/2026 Training Oxford; UK Train Standard 47.2 315.2 N/A 362.4
Selvin Brown 13/05/2026 14/05/2026 Visit to SWIP Ltd offices Birmingham; UK Train Standard 79.4 153.75 N/A 233.15
Selvin Brown 05/06/2026 05/06/2026 Mitsubishi site visit Basingstoke; UK Train Standard 29.3 N/A N/A 29.3
Selvin Brown 15/06/2026 15/06/2026 Visit to Energy Systems Catapult offices Birmingham; UK Train Standard 122.4 N/A N/A 122.4
Selvin Brown 17/06/2026 17/06/2026 Programme site visit Polegate; UK Train Standard 43.9 N/A N/A 43.9
Selvin Brown 21/06/2026 28/06/2026 Training Oxford; UK Train Standard 37.8 N/A N/A 37.8
Selvin Brown 29/06/2026 30/06/2026 Directorate offsite meeting Birmingham; UK Train Standard 99.5 98.4 N/A 197.9
Stefanie Murphy Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Tom Child Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Vicky Dawe Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Victoria Brooks 13/04/2026 15/04/2026 Site and staff meetings Darlington; UK Train; taxi Standard 92.97 236.7 N/A 329.67
Victoria Brooks 27/04/2026 29/04/2026 Site and staff meetings London; UK Train; taxi; bus Standard 280.55 433.9 N/A 714.45
Victoria Brooks 11/05/2026 12/05/2026 Site and staff meetings London; UK Train; taxi Standard 325.67 219.1 N/A 544.77
Victoria Brooks 18/05/2026 18/05/2026 Site and staff meetings London; UK Train; taxi Standard 317.16 11.05 N/A 328.21
Victoria Brooks 02/06/2026 02/06/2026 Site and staff meetings London; UK Train; taxi Standard 331.09 19.45 N/A 350.54
Victoria Brooks 08/06/2026 08/06/2026 Senior Leadership team meeting London; UK Train; taxi Standard 316.94 11.35 N/A 328.29
Victoria Brooks 22/06/2026 22/06/2026 Operational meetings London; UK Train; taxi Standard 274.27 12 N/A 286.27