Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many members of staff, at what grades, will accompany her to Tokyo to sign the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement; what the total cost to the public purse is of that visit for all UK attendees; and what the costs are of the (a) flights, (b) accommodation, (c) internal travel and (d) subsistence expenses of that visit.

The information requested relating to my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State’s trip to Tokyo will be published in line with the usual Transparency requirements, and will be available on gov.uk upon publication.