§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many times Ministers in his Department have travelled abroad at taxpayers' expense since March 2001; what countries they visited; and what the total cost of each visit was. [47102]
§ Ruth KellyTreasury Ministers, including the Chancellor have made 40 trips abroad since March 2001 and visited USA, Belgium, Italy, Canada, Portugal, Luxembourg, France, Germany, San Juan, Spain, Ireland, Korea, Malawi and Japan. Total cost of the visits was £110,250.