Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many overseas flights were made by Ministers in his Department using non-scheduled air transport in each year from 2016 to 2022 inclusive; and on how many such flights were members of (a) the media and (b) business delegations included in the travelling party.

The requested information is not centrally held. Details of Ministerial and Senior Officials’ flights are available on GOV.UK

It is important that Ministers are able to work while they are travelling to make best use of their time. To facilitate this, the department always seeks best value for money for the taxpayer. This has been the case under successive administrations of all parties.