Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 6 April to Question 149189 and her Department’s declaration of ministerial travel published on 23 January 2020, (a) whether the total cost to the public purse of her predecessor’s accommodation, meals and other expenses excluding travel when visiting Washington DC in August 2019 was £0.00; and (b) who paid for any costs incurred above that amount.
Transparency returns include the best information available to the department at the time of publication. On some visits, accommodation, transport and other services are provided by Embassies or host governments. Information on the costs of these services is not centrally held.