Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department’s publication of spending over £500 with a Government procurement card in August 2021, for how many (a) individuals and (b) nights accommodation was purchased at The Plaza Tirana on 26 August 2021; and what the purpose was for that stay at that hotel.

The purpose of the visit was for the UK Director General for Civil Aviation and another senior member of the DFT International Aviation team to attend the 70th Special Meeting of European Civil Aviation Conference Directors General of Civil Aviation. They stayed for three nights in the designated conference hotel, in line with normal practice.