Transparency data
BIS ministerial overseas travel: August to September 2010
Updated 30 November 2012
| Minister | Date of Trip | Destination | Purpose | No.32 (»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Royal Squadron)' or 'other RAF' or 'Charter' or 'Scheduled' or 'Eurostar' | Number of officials accompanying Ministers (where non-scheduled travel is used) | £ Total Cost including travel and accommodation of Minister only |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills and President of the Board of Trade, Rt Hon Vincent Cable MP | 31 August � 05 September | Brazil - Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro | Ministerial and official meetings, Seminar “UK-Brazil Cross Border Investment Opportunities�, Workshop: “UK-Brazil Partnership towards the Internationalisation of Brazilian Companies�, | Scheduled | Not set | 4498 |
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills and President of the Board of Trade, Rt Hon Vincent Cable MP | 30-Sep | Brussels | Informal Competitiveness Council and speech at European Parliament | Eurostar | Not set | 234 |
| Minister of State (Business and Enterprise), Mark Prisk MP | 11 � 17 September | China � Beijing/Shanghai/Hong Kong | To promote British trade | Scheduled | Not set | 3034 |
| Minister of State (Business and Enterprise), Mark Prisk MP | 29 - 30 September | France, Paris | Paris Motor Show | Eurostar | Not set | 250 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs), Edward Davey MP | 10-Sep | Brussels, Belgium | Trade Foreign Affairs Council. Meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Trade in France | Eurostar | Not set | 139 |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Business, Innovation and Skills), Baroness Wilcox | 19 � 20 September | Geneva,Switzerland | World Intellectual Property Office General Assembly | Scheduled | Not set | 353 |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Business, Innovation and Skills), Baroness Wilcox | 30-Sep | Belgium,Brussels | EU Competitiveness Council | Eurostar | Not set | 179 |