Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2022 to Question 107507, whether the published £13,614.22 cost of her predecessor’s visit to New Zealand, Australia and Japan from 14th to 20th September 2019 included (a) first class or (b) business class air tickets; and what the stand-alone cost of those tickets were.

The standalone cost of tickets was £13,614.22. This comprised several flights. Long haul flights (London to New Zealand; Australia to Japan; and Japan to London) were booked at business class. Short haul flights (between Australia and New Zealand, and within Australia) were booked at economy class.