HC Deb 17 July 2003 vol 409 c614W
Gregory Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what overseas trips were made by(a) himself, (b) his ministerial team and (c) departmental staff in each month since 1 October 2002, specifying in each case (i) the participating Ministers, (ii) the destination of the trip, (iii) the purpose of the trip and (iv) the cost of the trip. [117529]

Mr. McNulty

The detailed information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

All travel booked by civil servants is in accordance with the Civil Service Management Code.

The Government publishes an annual report of ministerial travel overseas. All travel is conducted in line with the requirements of the ministerial code.