Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her declaration of ministerial travel published on 31 March 2022 whether the total cost to the public purse of her accommodation, meals, visas and other expenses in the United States excluding travel between 19 and 23 September 2021 was £1,458.25; and if she will publish an itemised breakdown of those costs.

Accounting for the individual cost of the Foreign Secretary can be challenging due to the nature of financial accounting between departments and overseas posts. The FCDO declares costs to the best of our ability. Where the department does not hold information - e.g. on the cost of dinners hosted by Ambassadors, or the equivalent value of a stay at the Ambassador's - the department declares flights only.