Simon Lightwood corrected a written answer on Department for Transport: Aviation
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative, Basildon and Billericay) asked written question 11754 on 22 June 2026. Simon Lightwood answered on 6 July 2026 for the Department for Transport, and Simon Lightwood corrected the answer on 9 October 2026. The corrected text adds the figures £1,431.30, £1,691.10, £2,112, £3,237.40, £4,945.80, £466, which the original did not give. Altogether 201 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answers of 16 June 2026 to Question 1281 and 19 June 2026 to Question 1280, what the title, dates and location were of the capacity development event held in Tanzania in March 2025; how many attendees had travel funded by (i) her Department and (ii) the Integrated Security Fund; what the (a) role, (b) organisation and (c) country of origin was of each attendee whose travel was funded; and what the cost of travel funded for each attendee was.
Original and corrected answer
Struck through: original only. Bold: correction only.
| Original | Corrected |
|---|---|
| ‘Women in Maritime’ was held in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on 10 March 2025. Funding was provided by the Integrated Security Fund (ISF) through the Department for Transport for 25 personnel, from partner countries in Africa, to attend the event. 4 officials attended from Ghana’s Maritime Security Unit, 3 from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), 3 from the Kenyan Maritime Authority, 3 from WOMESA (Association of Women in Maritime) Kenya, 3 from Mozambique (Maputo Port Authority Director and IFEPOM), 3 from Tanzania’s Marine Police College, 5 from Zanzibar Port Corporation and the WOMESA President from Tanzania. The conference had the objective of reducing the risk of terrorism to British interests and nationals through raising port security standards globally. All travel expenditure was achieved in accordance with DfT and HMRC guidelines. The total cost of travel funded for the participants was £13,883 for flights and transfers. The breakdown of the travel costs is below: Tanzania delegates’ flights: £4,945.80 Kenya delegates’ flights: £1,431.30 Nigeria delegates’ flights: £1,691.10 Ghana delegates’ flights: £2,112 Mozambique delegates’ flights: £3,237.40 Flight amendments, transfers, printing & other costs: £466. |
The question and answer on the Parliament website.
More on Simon Lightwood.
Receipt
| Read from | https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1918498?expandMember=true |
|---|---|
| Date read | 16 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 2808c751714ed6bae6bcccf9c6dc8ecf6c12b9dff412c1342b1d256d5cae70e2 |