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Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 October 2022. It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 October 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Netherlands

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 2022, how much his Department spent on his predecessor's (a) accommodation, (b) meals and (c) other expenses excluding air travel during her visit to the Netherlands from 28 to 29 April 2022; and whether another party contributed towards any of these costs.

Answer

All FCDO transparency and freedom of information releases are published on gov.uk. Transparency data has been published in this way since 2009/2010. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-the-prime-minister-on-government-transparency-and-open-data.

It is standard practice across government to publish total overseas travel cost figures for Ministers. These can be found in our published Quarterly Transparency Returns.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
60986
Session
2022-23
Related items
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Expenditure Travel Visits abroad Netherlands Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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