Transparency data
BIS ministerial overseas travel: July to September 2011
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 | 13 September 2011 � 13 September 2011 | France, Paris | To attend and speak at the International Corporate Governance Network Annual Conference | Eurostar | Not set | 270 |
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills and President of the Board of Trade, Rt Hon Vincent Cable MP | 25 September 2011 � 30 September 2011 | Turkey, Ankara and Romania, Bucharest | Ministerial meetings on Science, industry, technology, higher education and the EU economic growth agenda | Scheduled | Not set | 587 |
| Minister of State (Universities and Science), Rt Hon David Willetts MP | 19 July 2011 � 21 July 2011 | Poland, Sopot | EU Informal Competitiveness Council | Scheduled | Not set | 188 |
| Minister of State (Universities and Science), Rt Hon David Willetts MP | 11 September 2011 � 13 September 2011 | France, Paris | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development forum on wellbeing | Eurostar | Not set | 299 |
| Minister of State (Universities and Science), Rt Hon David Willetts MP | 23 September 2011 � 25 September 2011 | Italy, Rome | Pontignano Conference and bilateral with Minister Gelmni | Scheduled | Not set | 413 |
| Minister of State (Business and Enterprise), Mark Prisk MP | 07 September 2011 � 07 September 2011 | Belgium, Brussels | Airbus Meeting | Eurostar | Not set | 263 |
| Minister of State (Business and Enterprise), Mark Prisk MP | 13 September 2011 � 15 September 2011 | Germany, Frankfurt | Visiting the Motor Show & Meetings with International Governments | Scheduled | Not set | 410 |
| Minister of State (Business and Enterprise), Mark Prisk MP | 28 September 2011 � 30 September 2011 | Toulouse, France | Visiting Airbus & Advance Manufacturing Meetings with International Governments | Scheduled | Not set | 336 |
| Minister of State (Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning), John Hayes MP | 11 July 2011 � 14 July 2011 | China, Beijing & Hong Kong | To sign an MoU and meet with Chinese Ministerial counterparts in Beijing and represent the UK at the Ministerial Roundtable for the International Conference ‘Learning Journey for the Globalised World� in Hong Kong | Scheduled | Not set | 5509 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 17 July 2011 � 19 July 2011 | Nigeria, Abuja and Lagos. South Africa, Johannesburg and Pretoria | Accompany the Prime Minister with a Business delegation to promote the UK as open for business and to meet key inward investors. | Chartered | 0 | Costs met by No10 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 05 September 2011 � 05 September 2011 | France, Toulouse | To visit Airbus in Toulouse and visit a key UK investor. | Scheduled | Not set | 224 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 11 September 2011 � 12 September 2011 | Russia, Moscow | Accompany the Prime Minister with a Business delegation to promote the UK as open for business and to meet key inward investors. | Charter | 0 | 1448 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 17 September 2011 � 22 September 2011 | United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. Saudi Arabia, Jeddah and Riyadh. Qatar, Doha | To meet key inward investors and promote the UK as open for business. | Scheduled | Not set | 3011 |
| Minister of State (Trade and Investment), Lord Green | 26 September 2011 � 26 September 2011 | Libya, Tripoli | To meet key inward investors and promote the UK as open for business. | Charter | 0 | 27284 |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs) Edward Davey MP | 04 July 2011 � 04 July 2011 | Germany, Berlin | To develop relations with Germany and help to drive forward the EU growth agenda | Scheduled | Not set | 483 |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs) Edward Davey MP | 07 July 2011 � 08 July 2011 | Poland, Sopot | Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs EPSCO Council | Scheduled | Not set | 262 |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs) Edward Davey MP | 13 July 2011 � 13 July 2011 | Belgium, Brussels | Joint visit with the Secretary of State for Health to discuss employment issues | Scheduled | Not set | 286 |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs) Edward Davey MP | 25 September 2011 � 26 September 2011 | Belgium, Brussels | Trade Foreign Affairs Council | Scheduled | Not set | 237 |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs) Edward Davey MP | 28 September 2011 � 29 September 2011 | Belgium/ Brussels | Competitiveness Council | Scheduled | Not set | 139 |