Transparency data
DfT鈥檚 senior officials鈥� hospitality, July to September 2018
Updated 1 April 2019
| Senior Officials Name | Start date of trip | Duration of Visit (Days) | Destination | Purpose of trip | Mode of transport | Class of travel | Accomodation/Meals | Other (including hospitality given) | Cost of Travel | Total cost, including all visas, accommodation, travel, meals etc. (艙) | Total Cost of Use of Official Secure Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Rimmington | 2018-07-06 | 1 | Highways England Leeds | Mid-project review of HE?s lorry parking studies - Jeremy Bloom | Travel Cards | NIL | NIL | NIL | 舱6.80 | 舱6.80 | NIL |
| Ben Rimmington | 2018-09-09 | 3 | Bratislava / Vienna | Brexit Business | Various | NIL | 舱175.08 | NIL | 舱455.36 | 舱630.44 | NIL |
| Ben Rimmington | 2018-09-19 | 2 | Prague | Travel to Prauge for Brexit Relations | Air, Hotel, Rail, Taxi & Meal | ECONOMY | 舱138.88 | NIL | 舱233.43 | 舱372.31 | NIL |
| Ben Rimmington | 2018-09-23 | 1 | HPDS course | TRAINING | Rail & Hotel | NIL | 舱67.50 | NIL | 舱38.50 | 舱106.00 | NIL |
| Ben Rimmington | 2018-09-26 | 1 | DVSA office | DVSA BOARD MEETING | RAIL & TAXI | NIL | NIL | NIL | 舱88.50 | 舱88.50 | NIL |
| Benjamin Smith | 2018-07-19 | 1 | LIVERPOOL SOUTH PARKWAY | MEETING WITH LIVERPOOL CITY REGION | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱167.00 | 舱167.00 | NIL |
| Benjamin Smith | 2018-07-26 | 1 | RAC Club, Epsom, Surrey | MOTORING POLICY PICNIC HOSTED BY RAC FOUNDATION | RAIL & TAXI | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱18.30 | 舱18.30 | NIL |
| Benjamin Smith | 2018-07-31 | 1 | MANCHESTER PICCADILLY | TRANSPORT FOR THE NORTH BOARD MEETING | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱263.90 | 舱263.90 | NIL |
| Benjamin Smith | 2018-09-13 | 2 | SHEFFIELD - NEWCASTLE - LONDON | TRANSPORT FOR THE NORTH BOARD MEETING AND ExCo VISIT TO THE NORTH EAST | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱311.10 | 舱311.10 | NIL |
| Bernadette Kelly | 2018-04-16 | 80 | Various location around UK | Business trips | Various | NIL | NIL | NIL | 舱124.32 | 舱124.32 | NIL |
| Bernadette Kelly | 2018-07-04 | 1 | LONDON - BERKHAMSTED | Senior Leaders Scheme Chort Meeting | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱30.10 | 舱30.10 | NIL |
| Bernadette Kelly | 2018-07-26 | 1 | LONDON - SWINDON (WILTS) | Deputy Director Induction | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱94.70 | 舱94.70 | NIL |
| Bernadette Kelly | 2018-07-31 | 5 | Singapore | Land Transport Authourity of Singapore | Air | BUSINESS | NIL | NIL | 4,063.21 | 4,063.21 | NIL |
| Bernadette Kelly | 2018-08-04 | 1 | Midhurst | Return from Overseas visit from Singapore | Regular Taxi | NIL | NIL | NIL | 舱150.00 | 舱150.00 | NIL |
| Bernadette Kelly | 2018-08-14 | 1 | LONDON EUSTON - LICHFIELD TRENT VALLEY | Civil Service Local Leadership Academy | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱33.00 | 舱33.00 | NIL |
| Bernadette Kelly | 2018-09-13 | 1 | LONDON - NEWCASTLE | North East Local Authority, LEP/Ports | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱172.20 | 舱172.20 | NIL |
| Brian Etheridge | 2018-07-17 | 2 | YORK | VISIT SICK LEAVE STAFF MEMBER & CHAIR MIDLAND MAINLINE PROGRAMME BOARD & EAST COAST MAINLINE BOARD IN YORK | Rail & Hotel | STANDARD | 舱141.55 | NIL | 舱178.50 | 舱320.05 | NIL |
| Brian Etheridge | 2018-07-26 | 1 | READING TO LONDON | CHAIR GREAT WESTERN PROGRAMME BOARD | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱22.60 | 舱20.20 | NIL |
| Brian Etheridge | 2018-08-30 | 1 | BASINGSTOKE - CHIPPENHAM | MEETING WITH SIEMENS TO DISCUSS LOW COST DIGITALLY READY SIGNALLING | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱82.90 | 舱82.90 | NIL |
| Brian Etheridge | 2018-09-06 | 1 | LONDON - YORK | CHAIR MIDLAQND MAINLINE AND EAST COAST MAINLINE PROGRAMME BOARDS IN YORK | RAIL & TUBE | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱114.80 | 舱114.80 | NIL |
| Brian Etheridge | 2018-09-27 | 1 | BASINGSTOKE - SWINDON | CHAIR GREAT WESTERN PROGRAMME BOARD | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱64.50 | 舱64.50 | NIL |
| Caroline Low | 2018-07-19 | 1 | SLOUGH | MEETING WITH EXTERNAL BODIES | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱19.20 | 舱19.20 | NIL |
| Caroline Low | 2018-09-06 | 1 | Sofitel London St James | PCB Dinner (4 DfT members of staff) | Dinner | NIL | NIL | 舱140.00 | NIL | 舱140.00 | NIL |
| Caroline Low | 2018-09-13 | 1 | DVSA Bristol | Apprenticeship Steering Group | Rail & Regular Taxi | NIL | NIL | NIL | 舱95.61 | 舱95.61 | NIL |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2018-07-19 | 1 | BRIGHTON | COAST TO CAPITAL LEP CONFERENCE | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 62.40 | 0.00 | NIL |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2018-09-04 | 1 | Leatherhead | MEETING WITH CHAIR OF COAST TO CAPITAL LEP | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 18.80 | 0.00 | NIL |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2018-09-12 | 1 | WOLVERTON | ENGLAND'S ECONOMIC HEARTLANDS CONFERENCE | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 102.40 | 0.00 | NIL |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2018-09-27 | 1 | Birmingham | EAST WEST RAIL MEETING | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 101.10 | 0.00 | NIL |
| Clive Maxwell | 2018-09-13 | 1 | NEWCASTLE | ExCo visit to the North East: Newcastle city centre briefing - Director Place, Newcastle CC; North of Tyne Briefing - CE's from Newcastle CC, North Tyneside, Northumberland CC; Tyne Tunnel Centre - CE & Controller, TT2 Ltd; Newcastle Central Station - Nexus, Cor Affair Director, Newcastle Int'l Airport Dinner with Business Leaders of North East. | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱103.50 | 舱103.50 | NIL |
| Clive Maxwell | 2018-09-14 | 1 | YORK | Exco visit to the North East Tour of Port of Tyne - Port of Tyne Exec Team. HSMRP DG visit to York Rail Station: Regen & Public realm opportunties with officials from City of York Council and Regional Enhancement manager, Network Rail (re: HS2 Phase 2b and NPR issues). | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱146.70 | 舱146.70 | NIL |
| Daniel Micklethwaite | 2018-07-03 | 1 | Bank/ Monument | Airlines UK Executive Committee | Underground UK | NIL | NIL | NIL | 舱4.80 | 舱4.80 | NIL |
| Daniel Micklethwaite | 2018-07-09 | 3 | Strasbourg | ECAC/36 (Triennial) | Various Overseas | ECONOMY | 舱377.66 | NIL | 舱464.05 | 舱841.71 | NIL |
| Daniel Micklethwaite | 2018-07-24 | 2 | United States of America | EVENT ATTENDANCE | Air | BUSINESS | NIL | NIL | 2,748.21 | 2,748.21 | NIL |
| Daniel Micklethwaite | 2018-08-06 | 1 | Waterloo | Meeting with Airlines UK | Regular Taxi | NIL | NIL | NIL | 舱8.50 | 舱8.50 | NIL |
| Daniel Micklethwaite | 2018-08-29 | 4 | Portugal | CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE | Air | ECONOMY | 舱379.17 | NIL | 舱397.74 | 舱776.91 | NIL |
| Daniel Micklethwaite | 2018-09-13 | 1 | Farnborough | AAIB visit | Regular Taxi | NIL | NIL | NIL | 舱42.20 | 舱42.40 | NIL |
| Graham Pendlebury | 2018-07-09 | 1 | HASTINGS | STAFF AWAY DAY NEAR DfT HASTINGS OFFICE | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱37.30 | 舱37.30 | NIL |
| Graham Pendlebury | 2018-07-31 | 1 | Cambridge | PRESENTATION TO SCHMIDT FELLOWSHIP STUDENTS | Various | NIL | NIL | NIL | 舱47.00 | 舱47.00 | NIL |
| Graham Pendlebury | 2018-09-03 | 1 | Newport, South Wales | OFFICE OF NATIONAL STATISTICS | RAIL & TAXI | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱70.00 | 舱70.00 | NIL |
| Graham Pendlebury | 2018-09-11 | 2 | Leeds | MEETINGS AND VISITS WITH WEST YORKS CA | RAIL & HOTEL | STANDARD | 舱117.60 | NIL | 舱201.50 | 舱319.10 | NIL |
| Graham Pendlebury | 2018-09-20 | 2 | Lincoln | ATTEND G'TER LINCS LEP BOARD MEETING | Regular Taxi | NIL | 舱21.00 | NIL | 舱19.10 | 舱40.10 | NIL |
| Graham Pendlebury | 2018-09-20 | 2 | LINCOLN | VARIOUS G'TER LINCS LEP AND LINCS CC MEETINGS | Rail & Hotel | STANDARD | 舱86.00 | NIL | 舱56.00 | 舱142.00 | NIL |
| Graham Pendlebury | 2018-09-27 | 2 | Lincoln | ATTEND G'TER LINCS LEP ANNUAL CONFERENCE | Rail & Hotel | STANDARD | 舱102.45 | NIL | 舱56.00 | 舱158.45 | NIL |
| Ilona Blue | 2018-07-06 | 1 | Visit to VCA Midlands Office CV10 0UA | Visit to meet VCA CEO and tour of facilities | Petrol | NIL | NIL | NIL | 舱51.50 | 舱51.50 | NIL |
| Jill Adam | 2018-07-26 | 1 | RAC Epsom | RAC policy event | Not set | NIL | NIL | NIL | 舱8.90 | 舱8.90 | NIL |
| John Parkinson | 2018-10-12 | 2 | CAMBRIDGE | Personal Development - attendance at a seminar | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 41.60 | 41.60 | NIL |
| John Parkinson | 2018-10-12 | 2 | Cambridge Uk | Personal Development - attendance at a seminar | Hotel | Hotel | 舱57.50 | NIL | NIL | 57.50 | NIL |
| Kamal Patel | 2018-09-26 | 2 | NEWPORT (SOUTH WALES) | Speaking at Parternships Bulletin ''Financing UK Infrastructure'' Event | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱97.20 | 舱97.20 | NIL |
| Lucy Chadwick | 2018-08-20 | 1 | COVENTRY | MEETING WITH MTC | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱35.00 | 舱35.00 | NIL |
| Lucy Chadwick | 2018-09-11 | 1 | London Euston Station | DfT ZEV SUMMIT | Regular Taxi & Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱236.00 | 舱236.00 | NIL |
| Lucy Chadwick | 2018-09-25 | 1 | The Washington Mayfair Hotel, 5 Curzon Street, Mayfair, Lon | HEATHROW SHAREHOLDER DINNER | Black Cab | NIL | NIL | NIL | 舱15.00 | 舱15.00 | NIL |
| Lucy Chadwick | 2018-10-01 | 1 | HEATHROW RAIL | FAST STREAM BASE CAMP | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱55.10 | 舱55.10 | NIL |
| Lucy Chadwick | 2018-10-03 | 2 | Netherlands - The Hague | MEETING WITH SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS | Air & Hotel | ECONOMY | 舱180.22 | NIL | 舱221.64 | 舱401.86 | NIL |
| Matthew Lodge | 2018-07-11 | 2 | Cranfield University - Milton Keynes - London | PROJECT DELIVERY HEADS OF PROFESSIONS MEETING | Regular Taxi & Rail | Standard | NIL | NIL | 舱149.90 | 舱149.90 | NIL |
| Matthew Lodge | 2018-09-18 | 2 | GERMANY | ATTENDANCE AT INNOTRANS 2018 | Air | ECONOMY | NIL | NIL | 舱178.74 | 舱178.40 | NIL |
| Nick Bisson | 2018-07-12 | 1 | ATHERSTONE (WARKS) | NPR PROGRAMME BOARD | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 41.50 | 0.00 | NIL |
| Nick Bisson | 2018-07-19 | 1 | LEEDS | HS2: REALISING THE POTENTIAL LAUNCH EVENT | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 135.50 | 0.00 | NIL |
| Nick Bisson | 2018-07-25 | 1 | BIRMINGHAM STATIONS | TRIPARTIT CO-OPERATION BOARD | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 176.00 | 0.00 | NIL |
| Nick Bisson | 2018-08-07 | 1 | LEEDS | STOURTON TOUCHPOINT DEEP DIVE | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 110.00 | 0.00 | NIL |
| Nick Bisson | 2018-09-06 | 1 | MANCHESTER STATIONS | NPR PROGRAMME BOARD | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 212.45 | 0.00 | NIL |
| Nick Bisson | 2018-09-12 | 1 | BIRMINGHAM STATIONS | PHASE 2B KEY ISSUES | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 64.40 | 0.00 | NIL |
| Nick Bisson | 1900-04-15 | 1 | CREWE | MANCHESTER PICCADILLY JOINT BOARD & CREWE HUB JOINT BOARD | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 106.00 | 0.00 | NIL |
| Nick Bisson | 2018-10-04 | 1 | MANCHESTER PICCADILLY | NPR PROGRAMME BOARD | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 120.00 | 0.00 | NIL |
| Nick Joyce | 2018-07-11 | 1 | PETERBOROUGH | MEETING WITH ANGLIAN WATER ALLIANCES | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱75.50 | 舱75.50 | NIL |
| Nick Joyce | 2018-07-13 | 1 | BIRMINGHAM STATIONS | NETWORK RAIL PROPERTY BOARD | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱93.90 | 舱93.90 | NIL |
| Nick Joyce | 2018-09-12 | 1 | NEWCASTLE | ExCo VISIT TO THE NORTH EAST | RAIL | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱137.40 | 舱137.40 | NIL |
| Patricia Hayes | 2018-07-09 | 1 | BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET | CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE - launch of Midlands Connect annual report with Sir John Peace, Chair of Midlands Connect and SoS for Transport | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱98.50 | 舱98.50 | NIL |
| Patricia Hayes | 2018-09-13 | 2 | NEWCASTLE | MEETING WITH EXTERNAL BODIES - Executive Committee visit to the North East for engagement with various bodies in the North East. | Rail & Hotel | STANDARD | 舱95.00 | NIL | 舱160.70 | 舱255.70 | NIL |
| Patricia Hayes | 2018-09-26 | 1 | MANCHESTER AIRPORT | CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE - chairing at the National Safer Roads Partnership Conference | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱300.50 | 舱300.50 | NIL |
| Patricia Hayes | 2018-09-27 | 2 | Netherlands - The Hague | MEETING WITH EXTERNAL BODIES - meeting with Dutch officials regarding EU matters. | AIR & HOTEL | STANDARD | 舱180.22 | NIL | 舱221.64 | 舱401.86 | NIL |
| Paul Rodgers | 2018-07-16 | 3 | GUILDFORD | REVIEW MEETING WITH HIGHWAYS ENGLAND | Rail & Hotel | STANDARD | 舱244.74 | NIL | 舱13.40 | 舱258.14 | NIL |
| Paul Rodgers | 2018-07-19 | 1 | TOTNES | REVIEW MEETING WITH HIGHWAYS ENGLAND | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱126.40 | 舱126.40 | NIL |
| Polly Payne | 2018-08-02 | 1 | LONDON KINGS CROSS - YORK | York Regional Control Centre with Paul McKeown (Network Rail) | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱136.00 | 舱136.00 | NIL |
| Polly Payne | 2018-09-13 | 1 | LONDON - NEWCASTLE | ExCo Visit | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱10.00 | 舱10.00 | NIL |
| Polly Payne | 2018-09-17 | 1 | WC1X 8NL | Taxi to stakeholder meeting | Black Cab | NIL | NIL | NIL | 舱26.80 | 舱26.80 | NIL |
| Rachael Etebar | 2018-04-10 | 107 | VARIOUS BUSINESS MEETINGS | VARIOUS BUSINESS MEETINGS | Underground UK, Regular Taxi | NIL | 舱232.70 | NIL | 舱52.20 | 舱284.90 | NIL |
| Richard Bruce | 2018-08-08 | 1 | MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL | Meeting with Transport System Catapult and Chargemaster | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱52.20 | 舱52.20 | NIL |
| Richard Bruce | 2018-09-06 | 1 | GATWICK AIRPORT | Meeting with East Sussex County Council - Transport for the South East Event | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱29.00 | 舱29.00 | NIL |
| Richard Bruce | 2018-09-11 | 1 | BIRMINGHAM STATIONS | ZEV Summit | Rail & Hotel | STANDARD | 舱153.00 | NIL | 舱92.00 | 舱245.00 | NIL |
| Richard Bruce | 2018-09-12 | 1 | WIMBLEDON | ZEV Summit & Cenex LCV | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱25.70 | 舱25.70 | NIL |
| Richard Bruce | 2018-09-18 | 3 | DENMARK | ITS World Congress Conference Attendance | Air | ECONOMY | 舱187.94 | NIL | 舱274.06 | 舱462.00 | NIL |
| Ruth Hannant | 2018-07-18 | 1 | ROMFORD | Meeting with Network Rail | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱14.40 | 舱14.40 | NIL |
| Ruth Hannant | 2018-09-06 | 1 | LONDON PADDINGTON - OXFORD | MPLA Course | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱43.60 | 舱43.60 | NIL |
| Ruth Hannant | 2018-09-27 | 1 | SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL | Meeting with Freightliner | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱35.50 | 舱35.50 | NIL |
| Ruth Hannant | 2018-09-27 | 1 | LONDON WATERLOO - SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL / READING - LONDON PADDINGTON | Meeting with Freightliner | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱59.90 | 舱59.90 | NIL |
| Sam Caughey | 2018-08-22 | 2 | LEEDS | Travel to Leeds and overnight accommodation on 22 Aug for Patch with Northern Rail am and Rail North - DfT Partnership Strategic Board with Arriva/Transport for the North pm. Second night stay in leeds on 23 Aug. Travel to York | Rail & Hotel | STANDARD | 舱194.84 | NIL | 舱161.00 | 舱355.84 | NIL |
| Sam Caughey | 2018-08-24 | 1 | DARSHAM | Travel from York to Darsham home. | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱38.50 | 舱38.50 | NIL |
| Sam Caughey | 2018-09-12 | 2 | Leeds - York - Manchester - London | IEP Delivery Board meeting in York on 12 Sep 2018 with Network Rail | Rail & Hotels | STANDARD | 舱160.55 | NIL | 舱220.90 | 舱381.45 | NIL |
| Sam Caughey | 2018-09-18 | 2 | Leeds - London | Travel to Leeds and overnight stay for Rail North - DfT Partnership Strategic Board on 19 Sep 2018 with Arriva/Transport for the North | Rail, Hotel & Evening Meal | STANDARD | 舱103.85 | NIL | 舱186.50 | 舱290.35 | NIL |
| Sam Caughey | 2018-09-21 | 1 | LONDON ZONES 1-6 | Attended the Senior Management Group Meeting at The Oval | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱12.70 | 舱12.70 | NIL |
| Sam Caughey | 2018-10-02 | 4 | LEEDS - LIVERPOOL - GLASGOW - LEEDS | Travel to Leeds and overnight stay ffor Franchise Progress meeting on 3 Oct 2018. Travel to Liverpool and overnight stay for Official Unveiling of new Northern trains on 4th Oct 2018. Travel to Glasgow for ACORP Community Rail Awards and overnight stay 4 Oct 2018. Travel to Leeds for Fortnightly Catch Up meeting with Northern rail on 5th October, then travel back to London. | Rail | STANDARD | 舱247.00 | NIL | 舱368.90 | 舱615.90 | NIL |
| Simon Baugh | 2018-07-18 | 1 | FARNBOROUGH MAIN OR NORTH | FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL AIR SHOW | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 舱17.50 | 舱17.50 | NIL |
| Suzanne Edmond | 2018-09-13 | 1 | NEWCASTLE | Visit to North East as part of DfT?s Executive Committee?s corporate engagement programme meeting with local authorities and business leaders.? | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 109.70 | 103.50 | NIL |
| Suzanne Edmond | 2018-09-14 | 1 | LONDON TERMINALS | Visit to North East as part of DfT?s Executive Committee?s corporate engagement programme meeting with local authorities and business leaders.? | Rail | STANDARD | NIL | NIL | 142.60 | 136.40 | NIL |