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DBT’s ministerial overseas travel, April to June 2026
Updated 29 September 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 Bryant | 11/05/2026 | 13/05/2026 | Madrid, Spain and Helsinki, Finland | To meet with counterparts, promote the UK's inclusion in the EU's industrial policy, discuss steel trade measures, and engage with businesses operating in the UK. | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | 1437.75 | 368.46 | 3612.42 |
| Chris Bryant | 18/05/2026 | 19/05/2026 | Strasbourg, France | To lobby MEPs on EU Industrial Policy. | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | 422.25 | 510.165 | 932.415 |
| Chris Bryant | 01/06/2026 | 04/06/2026 | Rabat, Morocco and Paris, France | To meet counterparts, promote the World Cup 2030 exports campaign, strengthen UK-Morocco relations, and attend the OECD in Paris. | Scheduled Flight and Train | N/A | No | 1467.2 | 176.63 | 1643.83 |
| Chris Bryant | 16/06/2026 | 18/06/2026 | Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey | Free Trade Agreement Negotiations | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | 934 | 393.42 | 1327.42 |
| Kate Dearden | 09/06/2026 | 11/06/2026 | Geneva | TO attend the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | 156 | 47.21 | 203.21 |
| Blair McDougall | 18/05/2026 | 21/05/2026 | Los Angeles | Greater Together LA | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | 12435.23 | 1674.88 | 14110.11 |
| Jason Stockwood | 29/04/2026 | 30/04/2026 | Shanghai and Wuhu, People's Republic of China | To discuss UK-Chinese investment links and explore future areas of collaboration on Industrial Strategy sectors | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | 9,069.08 | 116.44 | 9,185.52 |
| Jason Stockwood | 11/05/2026 | 15/05/2026 | Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia | To deepen relationships with priority APAC investors and reinforce the UK's position as a stable, trusted destination for long-term capital | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | 28,387.32 | 1317.63 | 29,704.95 |
| Jason Stockwood | 01/06/2026 | 01/06/2026 | Amsterdam | To deepen relationship with priority Dutch investors and discuss the eight Industrial Strategy sectors | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | 661.02 | 405.05 | 1066.07 |
| Jason Stockwood | 15/06/2024 | 18/06/2026 | Baku, Azerbaijan and Tashkent, Uzbekistan | To discuss investment links, and opportunities for listing in London, in Azerbaijan, and to attend the Tashkent Investment Forum in Uzbekistan, and to discuss the eight Industrial Strategy sectors | Scheduled Flight | N/A | No | 3965.5 | 2969.82 | 4183.94 |
| Peter Kyle | 23/04/2026 | 24/04/2026 | Prague | To attend signing of the EWC contract for SMR at Temelin and the Memorandum between CEZ and the Czech State | Scheduled flight | N/A | No | 587.45 | 0 | 587.45 |
| Peter Kyle | 26/04/2026 | 28/04/2026 | Berlin | To attend the Berlin Business Forum | Scheduled flight | N/A | No | 625.45 | 0 | 625.45 |
| Peter Kyle | 05/05/2026 | 06/05/2026 | Paris | To attend the G7 Trade Ministers Meeting | Eurostar | N/A | No | 352 | 0 | 352 |
| Peter Kyle | 12/05/2026 | 12/05/2026 | Brussels | Meeting with EU Commissioner | Eurostar | N/A | No | 849.28 | 0 | 849.28 |
| Peter Kyle | 01/06/2026 | 03/06/2026 | Delhi | Meeting with India Commerce Minister | Scheduled flight | N/A | No | 3169.89 | 0 | 3169.89 |
| Peter Kyle | 05/06/2026 | 05/06/2026 | Brussels | Speech at Economic Security Forum and meeting with EU Commissioners | Eurostar | N/A | No | 789.99 | 39 | 828.99 |
| Liz Lloyd | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil Return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Sonny Leong | 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 |