Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2022 to Question 110630 on Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, how many individuals were accommodated at the (a) Hotel Danieli and (b) Hotel Bonvecchiati on the nights in question; and whether his predecessor paid for his own accommodation when staying in Venice on 9 July 2021.

As has been the case under successive Administrations, including the last Labour Government, when Ministers and officials travel on official business, their travel expenses (including overnight accommodation) are funded by their department. This was for a meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors. The choice of location and recommended hotels was determined by the Italian Government Secretariat, which held the G20 Presidency that year. 12 government representatives in total stayed in these hotels on official business to represent the United Kingdom at the G20 meeting.

Further information on what was delivered at the meeting, including progress on global tax reform and climate-related financial disclosures, can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-welcomes-milestone-g20-progress-on-global-tax-reform