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DIT ministers' overseas travel: January to March 2022
Updated 19 October 2023
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| Minister | Start Date of Trip | End Date of Trip | Destination | Purpose of Trip | Mode of Transport | Cost of private jet or RAF plane hire, if relevant (£) | Number of officials who accompanied minister if non-scheduled travel was used | Accompanied by spouse, family member(s) or friend at public expense? | Total cost (for minister only) including all visas, accommodation, travel, meals etc (£) |
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| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 11/01/2022 | 14/01/2022 | Delhi, India | Launch of FTA negotiations and to hold the annual Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) with Minister Goyal. The visit coincided with the Commonwealth Games Queens Baton Relay (QBR) being in Delhi which enabled a wider business engagement. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £3,584.76 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 01/02/2022 | 04/02/2022 | Tel Aviv, Israel | To announce the launch of the FTA public consultation | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £3,615.43 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 21/02/2022 | 26/02/2022 | Jakarta, Indonesia; Tokyo, Japan; and Changi, Singapore | Launch the UK-Indonesia JETCO and agree joint ambition on next steps (including possible discussions about a future FTA). Strengthen trade ties with ASEAN and discuss UK-ASEAN collaboration. Co-chair the inaugural UK-Japan Joint FTA Committee. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £11,582.33 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 20/03/2022 | 26/03/2022 | Washington, USA and Toronto and Ottawa, Canada | Co-chair inaugural gathering of the U.S./UK Dialogues on the Future of Atlantic Trade in Baltimore, Maryland. Launch bilateral FTA negotiations between the UK and Canada, including building political and business support for a progressive FTA. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £15,619.92 |
| Ranil Jayawardena | 31/01/2022 | 03/02/2022 | Manama, Bahrain | To discuss UK-Bahrain trade with government officials and meet with UK businesses to discover how government can help businesses trading between UK and Bahrain | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £4,789.50 |
| Ranil Jayawardena | 21/03/2022 | 25/03/2022 | Brasilia and Sao Paulo, Brazil | To move forward trade discussions with Brazil and engage with British businesses in Brazil | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £9,963.85 |
| Mike Freer | 09/02/2022 | 14/02/2022 | Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE | To promote UK trade and investment and attend UK National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £4,029 |
| Mike Freer | 27/02/2022 | 01/03/2022 | Barcelona, Spain | To attend Mobile World Congress and promote UK exports. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £1,227 |
| Mike Freer | 28/03/2022 | 29/03/2022 | Dublin, Ireland | To promote UK trade and investment and support trade mission led by the Mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool City regions | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | 145.32 |
| Mike Freer | 30/03/2022 | 06/04/2022 | Atlanta and Los Angeles, USA | To promote UK trade and investment, and lead a Sports Economy Trade Mission | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | 14,947.00 |
| Gerry Grimstone | 13/02/2022 | 17/02/2022 | Doha, Qatar and Kuwait | Advance key bilateral trade and investment relationships with Qatar and Kuwait | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | 7038 |
| Gerry Grimstone | 04/03/2022 | 08/03/2022 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | To attend World Defence Show and IISS Forum | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | 6357.36 |
| Gerry Grimstone | 23/03/2022 | 25/03/2022 | New York, USA | To support the GREAT Campaign and meet US investors | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | 6516.42 |
| Penny Mordaunt | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | N/A | N/A | Nil return | Nil return |