Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the data entitled FCDO’s ministerial travel, July to September 2022, what the cost was of the accommodation used by the former Secretary of State on her visit to Indonesia from 6 to 8 July 2022.

Overall figures of government spend are regularly published as part of transparency releases. Information on all FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings from July to September 2022 can be found here [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fcdo-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-july-to-september-2022].

Foreign travel is a vital part of diplomacy. It is in the national interest that the Foreign Secretary and other Ministers travel abroad to pursue UK interests. Value for money is taken into account in all travel decisions.