§ Mr. TyrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions since 24 April 1999,(a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity. [124130]
§ Mr. BattleFor the period 23 April 1999 to 31 March 2000, special advisers in my Department have travelled overseas in an official capacity on seven occasions. The special advisers travelled by both commercial means and by RAF charter flights.
All travel complied with the requirements of the ministerial code and the Civil Service Management code.