§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the overseas trips on departmental business that have been undertaken in each of the last five years by officials in his Department; and what the(a) cost, (b) purpose and (c) result was in each case. [68721]
§ Mr. LammyAll overseas travel by officials in the Department is undertaken in accordance with the principles set in Chapter 8 of theCivil Service Management Code, and the detailed rules and guidance set out in the Department Code covering Travel and Subsistence and its Expenses Guide. The detailed information requested about individual trips is not held centrally, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.