Greg Hands corrected a written answer on Trade Agreements: Singapore and Vietnam
Emily Thornberry (Labour, Islington South and Finsbury) asked written question 147 on 11 May 2021. Greg Hands answered on 18 May 2021 for the Department for International Trade, and Greg Hands corrected the answer on 5 August 2021. The correction replaced 3 figures (£2,340, £23,359.24, £25,699.24) with 4 figures (£20,296.24, £28,310.03, £3,980.06, £4,034.00). Altogether 8 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many members of staff, and at what grades, accompanied her on her visit to Singapore and Vietnam in December 2020; what the total cost to the public purse was of that visit for all UK attendees; and what the costs were of the (a) flights, (b) accommodation, (c) internal travel and (d) subsistence expenses for that visit.
Original and corrected answer
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| The Government does not routinely release information regarding accompanying staff on ministerial engagements. The total cost for this visit were: A breakdown of costs is as follows: a) Flights – b) Accommodation – c) Internal travel – nil. d) subsistence and expenses – | The Government does not routinely release information regarding accompanying staff on ministerial engagements. The total cost for this visit were: £28,310.03 A breakdown of costs is as follows: a) Flights – £20,296.24 b) Accommodation – £3,980.06 c) Internal travel – nil. d) subsistence and expenses – £4,034.00 |
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Receipt
| Read from | https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1313370?expandMember=true |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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