Overseas travel by councillors or council officials

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This is an information request relating to overseas travel by councillors or council officials.

Please include the information for each of the following financial years: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22

* The total annual spend by the council on overseas travel
* A breakdown of expenditure on overseas travel. Please include:
o Destination
o Length of trip
o Number of officials involved
o The name and address of the hotel(s) booked
o The flights booked, including which class
o Purpose of trip
o Expenses for food, drink, taxis (please, where possible, provide receipts)

Please make clear whether a trip was fully funded by the council, only part funded, or was fully funded by an external body. If funded by an external body, please make clear which body.

In response to the queries, we can confirm that in 2020/21 there was no overseas travel.   In respect of other travel, please see the table below:

2019/2020

 

Date No. of officials Reason for travel Trip length Flight / Class Flight details Flight costs Hotel name & Address Hotel costs Funding
20/05/2019 Two Meeting 2 days Travelfusion – Economy London Heathrow Airport, London, GB (LHR) > A Coruna Airport, La Coruna, ES (LCG) & return £319.40 Hotel Riazor, LA Coruna £283.74 Erasmus Project
27/06/2019 Two Meeting One official @ one day, 1 official @ five days Travelfusion – Economy Exeter International Airport, Exeter, GB (EXT) > Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, FR (CDG) & return £197.06 Andrew Bell, Adeline Gladieux
11/11/2019 One Partnership conference 3 days British Airways – Economy London Gatwick Airport, London, GB (LGW) > Porto Airport, Porto, PT (OPO) & return £170.75 Hotel Boa – Vista, Porto £213.23 The funding split was 75% ERDF Atlantic Area Interreg and 25% DCC Communities
11/12/2019 One Meeting 2 days Travelfusion – Economy Stansted Airport, London, GB (STN) > Poznan Airport, Poznan, PL (POZ) & return £55.06 Mercure Poznan Centrum, Roosevelta, Poznań, Poland £190.63 European Union
03/02/2020 Two Attend conference One official @ 2 days. One official @ 4 days Travelport – Economy Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) FR – Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL) FI – Joensuu Airport (JOE) FI £340 Original Sokos Hotel Kimmel Joensuu, Itaranta, Finland £868.06

European Union

 
04/02/2020 One Meeting 4 days easyJet  -Economy Porto Airport, Porto, PT (OPO) & return £72.98 Pousada De Viseu, Resende, Viseu                            £320.87 £320.87 European Union
12/03/2020 Two Training 1 day Lufthansa – Economy Tegel Airport, Berlin, DE (TXL) & return £317.54 No overnight stay N/A European Union
23/03/2020 One Meeting 3 days easyJet – Economy Bristol Airport, Bristol, GB (BRS) > Seville Airport, Sevilla, ES (SVQ) & return £301.76 European Union

 

2020/2021

No overseas travel

 

2021/2022

 

Date No. of officials Reason for travel Trip length Flight / Class Destination Flight costs Hotel name & Address Hotel costs Funding
29/11/2021 Three Attend conference 3 days Finnair – Economy Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL) & return £1,551.81

2 nights @ Original Sokos Hotel Kimmel Joensuu, Itaranta, Finland

1 night @ Scandic Helsinki Avaicongress, Robert Huberin Tie 4, Vatnaa, Finland

 £1,1337.30 European Union