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FCO's senior officials’ business expenses for travel, July to September 2018
Updated 19 December 2018
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| Name | Start date of trip | Duration of Visit (in days) | Destination | Purpose of trip | Mode of transport | Class of travel | Accomodation/Meals | Other (including hospitality given) | Total cost, including all visas, accommodation, travel, meals etc. (£) | Total Cost of Use of Official Secure Car |
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| Iain Macleod | 04/07/2018 | 2 | Geneva | International Law Commission meeting | Air and Taxi | Economy | £244 | £498 | £742 | Nil return |
| Iain Macleod | 02/09/2018 | 5 | The Hague | International Court of Justice British Indian Ocean Territory advisory opinion | Air and Taxi | Economy | £414 | £1,089 | £1,503 | Nil return |
| Iain Macleod | 26/09/2018 | 2 | The Hague | Fourth Annual British Embassy Lecture on International Law | Air | Economy | Nil return | £206 | £206 | Nil return |
| Paul McKell | 17/07/2018 | 2 | Geneva | UK-hosted reception for International Law Commission | Air and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | £250 | £250 | Nil return |
| Paul McKell | 19/09/2018 | 3 | Helsinki | 56th CAHDI (Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law) | Other | Economy | £408 | £1,052 | £1,460 | Nil return |
| Andy Murdoch | 29/07/2018 | 3 | Hamburg | Delivering lecture at International Foundation for the Law of the Sea | Other | Nil return | £27 | £135 | £162 | Nil return |
| Andy Murdoch | 02/09/2018 | 3 | The Hague | International Court of Justice British Indian Ocean Territory advisory opinion | Air and Taxi | Economy | £194 | £274 | £468 | Nil return |
| Andy Murdoch | 19/09/2018 | 1 | Cambridge | British Red Cross Biennial International Humanitarian Law Summer School | Rail and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | £57 | £57 | Nil return |
| Jill Gallard | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Robin Grimes | 09/07/2018 | 3 | Toulouse | Attending Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) | Air Rail and Taxi | Economy | £165 | £463 | £628 | Nil return |
| Gareth Bayley | 11/07/2018 | 6 | Delhi, Dhaka | Meetings with British High Commission staff, MFA officials, businesses, think tanks and NGOs | Air and Taxi | Economy and Business | Nil return | £2,636 | £2,636 | Nil return |
| Gareth Bayley | 15/08/2018 | 1 | Washington | Meetings with US Department of state officials and think tanks on South Asia | Air Rail and Taxi | Economy and Business | Nil return | £2,324 | £2,324 | Nil return |
| Gareth Bayley | 26/08/2018 | 6 | Hanoi, Kathmandu | Attend Indian Ocean Region Conference in Hanoi. Meetings with British High Commission staff, Government officials, NGOs and businesses in Kathmandu | Air and Rail | Economy and Business | Nil return | £10,699 | £10,699 | Nil return |
| Gareth Bayley | 05/09/2018 | 8 | Kabul, Islamabad, Peshawar, Herat | Meetings with British Embassy and High Commission staff and with senior officials in Government on Afghanistan and Pakistan | Air | Economy and Business | Nil return | £4,492 | £4,492 | Nil return |
| Gareth Bayley | 22/09/2018 | 4 | New York | Attend official level meetings on Afghanistan at UNGA | Air Rail and Taxi | Economy | £24 | £1,501 | £1,525 | Nil return |
| Neil Wigan | 15/07/2018 | 3 | Brussels | Attend Somalia Partnership Forum | Rail and Taxi | Economy | £364 | £228 | £592 | Nil return |
| Neil Wigan | 24/09/2018 | 2 | Redhill | Attend HPDS Development Course | Rail and Taxi | Economy | £78 | Nil return | £78 | Nil return |
| Harriet Mathews | 22/09/2018 | 8 | New York | UNGA | Air and Taxi | Economy | £381 | £1,694 | £2,075 | Nil return |
| Colin Martin-Reynolds | 21/08/2018 | 2 | Buenos Aires | Meetings with British Embassy staff, 1HMG colleagues and MFA officials | Air | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £5,990 | Nil return |
| Colin Martin-Reynolds | 06/09/2018 | 2 | Hanoi | Meetings with British Embassy staff and MFA colleagues | Air and Taxi | Business | £158 | Nil return | £5,021 | Nil return |
| Julia Longbottom | 23/08/2018 | 1 | Cardiff | Meetings with Devolved Administration officials | Rail and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £141 | Nil return |
| Julia Longbottom | 30/08/2018 | 2 | York | Workshop at Emergency Planning College | Rail and Taxi | Economy | £7 | Nil return | £245 | Nil return |
| Julia Longbottom | 12/09/2018 | 3 | Antalya, Ankara | Consular visit and meetings with Turkish officials | Air Rail and Taxi | Economy | £69 | Nil return | £862 | Nil return |
| Hugh Elliott | 23/07/2018 | 3 | Miami | Regional Workshop | Air and Taxi | Premium Economy and Business | £681 | Nil return | £4,156 | Nil return |
| Hugh Elliott | 30/07/2018 | 3 | Beijing, Hong Kong | Regional Workshop | Air and Taxi | Business | £218 | Nil return | £6,020 | Nil return |
| Jon Benjamin | 09/07/2018 | 1 | Shrivenham | Tour of Shrivenham Defence Academy | Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £126 | Nil return |
| Jon Benjamin | 18/09/2018 | 5 | Washington | To attend International Training for Diplomats Forum (IFDT) | Air | Premium Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £1,460 | Nil return |
| Philip Barton | 02/07/2018 | 5 | Quito, Kyiv | Short Notice Bilateral meetings with MFA in Ecuador and straight on to existing Kyiv MFA programme | Air | Premium Economy | £125 | Nil return | £5,592 | Nil return |
| Philip Barton | 20/07/2018 | 1 | Cheltenham | Meetings at GCHQ | Rail and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £206 | Nil return |
| Philip Barton | 12/09/2018 | 2 | Athens, Thessaloniki | Discuss Hostile State Activity | Air | Economy | £151 | Nil return | £890 | Nil return |
| Neil Crompton | 12/09/2018 | 1 | Paris | Meeting of MENA Quint colleagues | Air | Economy | £490 | Nil return | £490 | Nil return |
| Neil Crompton | 23/09/2018 | 5 | New York | UNGA | Air | Business | £4,535 | Nil return | £6,135 | Nil return |
| Paul Williams | 02/07/2018 | 2 | Brussels | Attend United Nations Working Party (CONUN) Director-Level Meetings | Eurostar | Economy | £223 | Nil return | £407 | Nil return |
| Paul Williams | 17/07/2018 | 1 | The Hague (via Amsterdam) | Attend Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Rome Statute | Air | Economy | Nil return | £92 | £544 | Nil return |
| James Kariuki | 19/09/2018 | 1 | Paris | Introductory Bilateral Visit to meet French Opposite Number etc | Eurostar | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £271 | Nil return |
| James Kariuki | 23/09/2018 | 9 | New York | UNGA | Air and Rail | Economy and Premium Economy | £1,222 | £82 | £2,546 | Nil return |
| Ben Merrick | 13/07/2018 | 2 | Liverpool | Attend the 'Into the Water' event for RSS Sir David Attenborough | Rail and Taxi | Economy | £95 | Nil return | £160 | Nil return |
| Ben Merrick | 24/09/2018 | 2 | Cyprus | Visit to the Sovereign Base Areas (UK OT) in Cyprus | Air and Rail | Economy | £25 | Nil return | £588 | Nil return |
| Martin Harris | 06/09/2018 | 1 | Paris | Meetings at French MFA | Eurostar | Economy | £243 | Nil return | £663 | Nil return |
| Martin Harris | 20/09/2018 | 2 | Paris | Quad meetings in Paris | Eurostar | Economy | £18 | Nil return | £348 | Nil return |
| Kate White | 23/09/2018 | 5 | New York | UNGA | Air | Premium Economy | £131 | Nil return | £1,351 | Nil return |
| Kate White | 29/09/2018 | 7 | Tokyo, Singapore | Attend Three Tenors mtg (Tokyo), Defence Attache Conference (S'pore) | Air and Rail | Business | £54 | Nil return | £8,983 | Nil return |
| Peter Jones | 20/09/2018 | 1 | Canada | Visit to the British Embassy, Ottawa | Air | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £3,783 | Nil return |
| Peter Jones | 12/07/2018 | 1 | Newcastle | Civil Service Live Event - speaker | Rail and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £117 | Nil return |
| Simon Wren | 18/07/2018 | 2 | The Hague (via Amsterdam) | Attend Senior Regional Communicators Europe Conference | Air | Economy | £162 | Nil return | £639 | Nil return |
| Edward Hobart | 24/08/2018 | 5 | Jakarta, Rangoon, Nay Pyi Taw | Meeting with Indonesians on estates business. Visit to Embassy/residence in Rangoon, visit Nay Pyi Taw. | Air and Rail | Business and Economy | £182 | Nil return | £6,774 | Nil return |
| Edward Hobart | 13/08/2018 | 4 | Washington, New York | Visit Embassy, Consulate, UKMIS and residential properties | Air, Rail and Taxi | Economy | £156 | Nil return | £1,474 | Nil return |
| Edward Hobart | 04/07/2018 | 2 | Spadeadam | Orientation Day at Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) | Rail | Economy | £112 | Nil return | £238 | Nil return |
| Edward Hobart | 26/07/2018 | 1 | Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes | Visit staff and building at Hanslope Park | Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £69 | Nil return |
| Edward Hobart | 21/09/2019 | 1 | Norbiton | Property Leaders Day | Rail | Economy | £15 | Nil return | £35 | Nil return |
| Andrew Sanderson | 21/07/2018 | 4 | Baghdad, Erbil | Visit as member of board to better understand wellbeing challenges & operating in hostile environments | Air | Business and Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £3,534 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 02/07/2018 | 4 | Western Balkans, Vienna | Bilaterals in WB; EU Political Directors' & Iran meetings in Vienna | Air | Economy and Business | £347 | Nil return | £2,954 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 24/07/2018 | 1 | Paris | EU Political Directors' meetings | Eurostar | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £502 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 31/07/2018 | 3 | Seoul, Tokyo | Bilateral meetings | Air | Economy and Business | £382 | Nil return | £6,006 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 08/08/2018 | 1 | Edinburgh | Cross-Whitehall meeting & Military Tattoo | Rail | First Class | Nil return | Nil return | £404 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 12/09/2018 | 1 | Brussels | EU Political Directors' meetings | Eurostar | Business | £107 | Nil return | £789 | Nil return |
| Caroline Wilson | 07/07/2018 | 2 | Riga | Bilateral meetings | Air Rail and Taxi | Standard | £51 | Nil return | £459 | Nil return |
| Caroline Wilson | 07/08/2018 | 0.25 | London | Hosting German officials (2+2) | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | £179 | Nil return | Nil return |
| Caroline Wilson | 07/09/2018 | 3 | Oxford | UK/Ireland bilateral conference | Rail | Standard | £5 | Nil return | £32 | Nil return |
| Caroline Wilson | 11/09/2018 | 2 | Helsinki | Nordic-Baltic Network HoMs conference | Air and Taxi | Standard | £3 | Nil return | £880 | Nil return |
| Ric Todd | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Sarah Taylor | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Shamik Dhar | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Richard Salt | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Liane Saunders | 30/07/2018 | 1 | Shoreham-by-Sea | FCO Annual Internal Audit Conference | Train | Standard | Nil return | Nil return | £34 | Nil return |
| Liane Saunders | 10/09/2018 | 3 | Seoul | D-10 Strategy Forum meeting | Air and Taxi | Business | £402 | £31 | £5,696 | Nil return |
| Liane Saunders | 17/09/2018 | 3 | Lisbon | ECFR invitation – China Strategy Group, Arrábida | Air | Economy | £175 | Nil return | £1,532 | Nil return |
| Liane Saunders | 26/09/2018 | 1 | Brussels | German Marshall Fund Transatlantic Security Task Force workshop | Eurostar | Premium Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £245 | Nil return |
| Simon Shercliff | 24/07/2018 | 2 | Cheltenham | Meetings at GCHQ | Rail and taxi | Economy | £66 | £9 | £129 | Nil return |
| Simon Shercliff | 19/09/2018 | 2 | Berkhamsted | SLS Ashridge Residential Course | Rail and taxi | Economy | £31 | Nil return | £31 | Nil return |
| Tim Dowse | 27/09/2018 | 1 | Cheltenham | Meetings at GCHQ | Rail | Economy | £123 | Nil return | £123 | Nil return |
| Tracey Williamson | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Kara Owen | 16/07/2018 | 2 | Brussels | EU-CELAC Meeting | Air Rail and Taxi | Economy | £146 | Nil return | £569 | Nil return |
| Kara Owen | 22/07/2018 | 4 | Mexico | Pacific Alliance Conference | Air Rail and Taxi | Business and Economy | £152 | Nil return | £7,240 | Nil return |
| Lewis Neal | 20/08/2018 | 5 | Bangkok | UNDP Launch Event | Air | Business | £104 | Nil return | £2,657 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 03/07/2018 | 2 | Vienna | Attending the Western Balkans Summit in place of Minister Duncan | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £238 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 05/07/2018 | 3 | Armenia, Georgia | Visit to Embassies and Posts to meet staff and bilateral talks with officials | Air | Economy | £194 | Nil return | £693 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 21/07/2018 | 4 | Amman, Tehran, Beirut | Bilateral (MFA/Defence Attaches) and pastoral visit | Air | Economy | £241 | Nil return | £1,308 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 28/08/2018 | 5 | Angola, Nambia | Visit to Embassies and Posts to meet staff and bilateral talks with officials | Air | Business and Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £4,238 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 13/08/2018 | 2 | Edinburgh | Milatray Tatto and Permenant Secretraies Away | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £271 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 09/09/2018 | 5 | Tokyo, South Korea, Hong Kong | Visit to Embassies and Posts to meet staff and bilateral talks with officials | Air | Business and Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £6,015 | Nil return |
| Angus Lapsley | 24/07/2019 | 1 | Brussels | Brexit - CFSP negotiations | Eurostar | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £490 | Nil return |
| Angus Lapsley | 08/08/2019 | 2 | Berlin | E3 Director level Meetings | Air | Economy | £136 | Nil return | £319 | Nil return |
| Angus Lapsley | 13/08/2019 | 2 | Edinburgh | Cross-Whitehall meeting & Military Tattoo | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £321 | Nil return |
| Angus Lapsley | 12/09/2019 | 1 | Paris | EU Affairs | Eurostar | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £591 | Nil return |
| Lindsay Appleby | 05/09/2018 | 2 | Brussels | Gibraltar negotiations | Eurostar | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £341 | Nil return |
| Lindsay Appleby | 11/09/2018 | 2 | Madrid | Gibraltar negotiations | Air and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £533 | Nil return |
| Lindsay Appleby | 20/09/2018 | 2 | Italy | Pontignano Conference | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £455 | Nil return |
| Lindsay Appleby | 25/09/2018 | 2 | Brussels | Gibraltar negotiations | Eurostar | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £296 | Nil return |
| Joanna Roper | 01/08/2018 | 2 | London | Soft Power meeting | Air | Economy | £300 | Nil return | £1,098 | Nil return |
| Joanna Roper | 02/09/2018 | 6 | London | Girl's Education Steering Board; Women MPs event; McKinsey Women as Leaders symposium | Air | Business and Economy | £917 | £44 | £2,792 | Nil return |
| Joanna Roper | 18/09/2018 | 10 | London, New York, Washington DC | United Nations General Assembly Event | Air | Business and Premium Economy | £1,002 | £134 | £5,567 | Nil return |
| Jane Marriott | 2018-07-12 | 3 | Brussels | EU hosted CT event | Eurostar | Economy | £191 | Nil Return | £191 | Nil Return |
| Jane Marriott | 2018-08-06 | 3 | Cyprus | Duty Travel | Air | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £678 | Nil Return |
| Jane Marriott | 2018-09-10 | 1 | Birmingham | CT confrence in Birmingham | Rail | Economy | Nil Return | Nil Return | £70 | Nil Return |
| Jane Marriott | 2018-09-23 | 3 | New York | UN General Assembly | Air | Economy | £1,900 | Nil Return | £2,692 | Nil Return |