Transparency data
DIT ministers' overseas travel: January to March 2021
Updated 19 October 2023
| 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 (拢) | 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 (拢) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Truss | 04/02/2021 | 10/02/2021 | New Delhi and Mumbai, India | To progress aggreement on an Enhanced Trade Partnership as a potential stepping stone to an FTA. The visit laid the groundwork for the announcement of an ETP ahead of the PM鈥檚 meeting with Modi. | Scheduled flight | 拢0.00 | N/A | No | 拢4,873.51 |
| Elizabeth Truss | 18/02/2021 | 19/02/2021 | Brussels, Belgium | Meeting with Vice President Dombrovskis to discuss trade policy issues and meet with Belgian investors. | Eurostar | 拢0.00 | N/A | No | 拢818.92 |
| Greg Hands | 03/03/2021 | 05/03/2021 | Bucharest, Romania | To strenghten the UK-Romania trade and investment partnership post-Brexit | Scheduled flight | 拢0.00 | N/A | No | 拢343.83 |
| Greg Hands | 23/03/2021 | 26/03/2021 | Zagreb, Croatia and Ljubljana, Slovenia | To strenghten the UK-Croatia and UK-Slovenia trade and investment partnership post-Brexit | Scheduled flight | 拢0.00 | N/A | No | 拢311.77 |
| Graham Stuart | 07/03/2021 | 11/03/2021 | Dubai, UAE | To visit the UK's Dubai Expo Pavillion and discuss trade and investment with the UAE. | Scheduled flight | 拢0.00 | N/A | No | 拢5,590.00 |
| Ranil Jayawardena | 14/02/2021 | 16/02/2021 | Doha, Qatar | To promote shared thinking on a future UK/GCC FTA and to promote the Joint Ministerial Commission on Economic, Technical and Cooperation in June. | Scheduled flight | 拢0.00 | N/A | No | 拢5,709.32 |
| Ranil Jayawardena | 15/03/2021 | 18/03/2021 | Manam, Bahrain | Review progress and discuss goals of the Joint Trade and Investment Review, as well as the future of UK-Bahrain/GCC trading relations | Scheduled flight | 拢0.00 | N/A | No | 拢4,994.42 |
| Gerry Grimstone | 26/01/2021 | 28/01/2021 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Attend the Future Investment Initiative Conference | Scheduled flight | 拢0.00 | N/A | No | 拢4,911.20 |
| Gerry Grimstone | 16/01/2021 | 17/01/2021 | Dubai, UAE | Progress discussions on the UK-UAE Strategic Investment Partnership | Scheduled flight | 拢0.00 | N/A | No | 拢3,334.90 |
| Gerry Grimstone | 13/03/2021 | 14/03/2021 | Doha, Qatar | Speak to key investment stakeholders to update on the UK investment environment | Scheduled flight | 拢0.00 | N/A | No | 拢9,019.31 |