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Ministers Transparency Return 1 January DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT 1 JANUARY 2013 – 31 MARCH 2013 GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140 Secretary of State for Transport – The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP Date gift given To Gift Value Nil Minister of State for Transport – The Rt Hon Simon Burns MP Date gift given To Gift Value Nil Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport – Norman Baker MP Date gift given To Gift Value Nil Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport – Stephen Hammond MP Date gift given To Gift Value Nil GIFTS RECEIVED OVER £140 Secretary of State for Transport – The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP Date gift given To Gift Value Nil Minister of State for Transport – The Rt Hon Simon Burns MP Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport – Norman Baker MP Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport – Stephen Hammond MP Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil OVERSEAS TRAVEL Secretary of State for Transport – The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP Date(s) of Destination Purpose of ‘No 32 (The Number of Total cost trip trip Royal) officials including travel, Squadron’ accompanying and or ‘other Minister, where accommodation RAF’ or non-scheduled of Minister only ‘Charter’ or travel is used ‘Eurostar’ 30 January Berlin For meetings £228.73 2013 with German Federal Transport Minister, Federal Networks Agency and Deutsche Bahn. 25 Düsseldorf Visit to £258.80 February Siemens 2013 11 Brussels Transport Eurostar £490.00 February Council 2013 Minister of State for Transport – The Rt Hon Simon Burns MP Date(s) Destination Purpose of ‘No 32 (The Number of Total cost of trip trip Royal) officials including travel, Squadron’ accompanying and or ‘other Minister, where accommodation of RAF’ or non-scheduled Minister only ‘Charter’ or travel is used ‘Eurostar’ 16-20 Japan High Speed £5160.00 February Rail visit 2 Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport – Norman Baker MP Date(s) of Destination Purpose of ‘No 32 (The Number of Total cost trip trip Royal) officials including travel, Squadron’ or accompanying and ‘other RAF’ or Minister, accommodation ‘Charter’ or where non- of Minister only ‘Eurostar’ scheduled travel is used 12 China Integrated Scheduled £13400.00 January Transport 2013 5 February Lyon Transport Eurostar £434.00 2013 Integration Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport – Stephen Hammond MP Date(s) Destination Purpose of ‘No 32 (The Number of Total cost of trip trip Royal) officials including travel, Squadron’ accompanying and or ‘other Minister, where accommodation of RAF’ or non-scheduled Minister only ‘Charter’ or travel is used ‘Eurostar’ Nil 3 HOSPITALITY1 Secretary of State for Transport – The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP Date of Name of Type of hospitality received hospitality organisation 24 January The Enterprise Forum Lunch 2013 Ltd 31 January HS1 Ltd Dinner 2013 7 February RAIL 100 Breakfast Breakfast 2013 Club 7 February Bank of America Lunch 2013 Merrill Lynch 25 February Toyota Dinner 2013 26 February London Transport Dinner 2013 Museum 5 March 2013 Airport Operators Dinner Association Minister of State for Transport – The Rt Hon Simon Burns MP Date of Name of Type of hospitality received hospitality organisation 24 January Sun and Daily Mail Lunch 2013 30 January Daily Telegraph Lunch 2013 30 January BATA Annual Dinner Dinner 2013 31 January Daily Mail and The Lunch 2013 Independent 14 February The Sun Lunch 2013 5 March 2013 Airport Operators Dinner Annual Dinner 14 March The Guardian and The Lunch 2013 Observer 1 Does not normally include attendance at functions hosted by HM Government; ‘diplomatic’ functions in the UK or abroad, hosted by overseas governments; minor refreshments at meetings, receptions, conferences, and seminars; and offers of hospitality which were declined; light refreshments; working meals (as long as the individual is not involved in procurement or a tendering process); working meals incidental to meetings or incidental to conferences/seminars/presentations/training events for which DfT has paid. 4 Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport – Norman Baker MP Date of Name of organisation Type of hospitality received hospitality 16 January British Airways Flight Upgrade* 2013 5 February Keolis Dinner 2013 6 February Sytral Working Lunch 2013 8 February BBC Radio 4 (Any Questions) Dinner 2013 14 March Transport Times Dinner 2013 Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport – Stephen Hammond MP Date of Name of Type of hospitality received hospitality organisation 7 January Harwich Haven Lunch 2013 Authority 16 January RYA London Boat Lunch 2013 Show 17 January Association of Dinner 2013 Directors of Environment, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) 29 January London First Dinner Dinner 2013 with business leaders 30 January Dover Harbour Board Lunch 2013 31 January City of London Dinner 2013 Shipping 4 February The Chamber of Dinner 2013 Shipping’s Annual Dinner 6 February MPA Ministerial Dinner 2013 Workshop 5 MEETINGS WITH EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS2 (INCLUDING MEETINGS WITH NEWSPAPER AND OTHER MEDIA PROPRIETORS, EDITORS AND SEMNIOR EXECUTIVES) Secretary of State for Transport – The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP Date of Name of External Organisation Purpose of Meeting Meeting January Leeds City Region Enterprise To discuss HS2 2013 Partnership Leeds, North and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce Leeds City Council January Arriva Introductory Meeting 2013 January Airports Commission Introductory Meeting 2013 January D2N2 To discuss HS2 2013 Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce Derby City Council Nottingham City Council January Greater Manchester LEP To discuss HS2 2013 Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Manchester City Council Transport for Greater Manchester January Hutchison Ports Introductory Meeting 2013 January MTR Introductory Meeting 2013 January Westbourne Communications Introductory Meeting 2013 January Manchester City Council To discuss HS2 2013 Liverpool City Council Bristol City Council Newcastle City Council Sheffield City Council January HS2 Ltd Regular Update Meeting 2013 January First Group To discuss rail 2013 January Hitachi Introductory Meeting 2013 January Heathrow Airport To discuss aviation 2013 2 Does not normally include meetings with Government bodies such as other Government Departments and Agencies, non-departmental public bodies, Government reviewers, and representatives of devolved or foreign governments. 6 January Clearview Traffic Group To discuss roads policy 2013 January HS1 Ltd Introductory Meeting 2013 February Rail Delivery Group Regular Update Meeting 2013 February Rail Magazine Breakfast Meeting 2013 February Stoke on Trent City Council To discuss HS2 2013 February Network Rail To discuss rail 2013 February Toyota Introductory Meeting 2013 February Arriva Transport Issues in the 2013 PD Ports North East Clipper Logistics February Go North East Transport Issues in the 2013 Nissan North East Newcastle Airport Northern Rail Nexus Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership North East Local Enterprise Partnership February UK Mail Ltd To discuss HS2 2013 March EasyJet To discuss aviation 2013 March Motor Insurers' Bureau Introductory Meeting 2013 March Network Rail To discuss Rail 2013 March Confederation of British Industry To discuss Transport Policy 2013 March Heathrow Association for the To discuss Aviation Noise 2013 Control of Aircraft Noise Policy Hounslow Council Wandsworth Council Richmond Council March HS2 Ltd To discuss HS2 2013 March Rail Delivery Group To discuss Rail 2013 March Virgin Atlantic Aviation 2013 March Island Roads Transport investment 2013 Vinci Concessions 7 Meridiam Infrastructure Vinci Ringway Eurovia March Isle of Wight Council Ferry services 2013 Red Funnel Wightlink Hovertravel March NATS Aviation 2013 March National Express Rail issues 2013 March Arriva Rail issues 2013 March First Group Rail issues 2013 March Association of British Insurers Insurance Industry meeting 2013 Admiral Aviva UK Axa UK and Ireland British Chamber of Commerce Co-operative Insurance RBS Insurance Direct Line Group Uswitch Zurich UK Sabre Motor Insurers Bureau British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) RSA The AA Thatcham March Nigel Harris, Editor, Rail Transport issues 2013 Magazine March Stagecoach Rail issues 2013 March Firth Rixson HS2 2013 March BMW Transport issues 2013 8 Minister of State for Transport – The Rt Hon Simon Burns MP Date of Name of External Purpose of Meeting Meeting Organisation January British Air Transport Association Aviation 2013 January Campaign for Better Transport Rail and Aviation 2013 January World Wildlife Federation Aviation 2013 January Institution of Civil Engineers Rail 2013 January Clare Paterson-Parker (Hatfield Hatfield Rail 2013 Rail Survivor January Nick de Bois MP, Andy Love Rail 2013 MP, Rt Hon Alan Haselhurst MP, Rob Leak – Enfield Council, January East Coast Rail Rail 2013 January Madeleine Moon MP and Mr Rail 2013 Llewellyn (FGW train driver) January Andrew Stephenson MP and Rail 2013 representatives of SELRAP: North Yorkshire County Council: Lancashire County Council: January London Borough of Camden Rail 2013 January ATOC and ROSCOEs – Angel Rail 2013 trains, Network Rail, Eversholt Rail Group and Porterbrook Leasing January Plymouth City Council Aviation 2013 January Railway Industry Association Rail 2013 January Heathrow Airport Consultative Aviation 2013 Committee January Transport for London Aviation 2013 February UK Travel Retail Forum Aviation 2013 February Roxhill
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