UK trips by ministers

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Hello,

Please can I request under the Freedom of Information Act:

An electronic spreadsheet file (e.g. Excel file) containing information about each trip taken within the UK by a minister within your department on official duties, from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019.

To include in separate columns:
Name of minister
Full address of destination
Postcode of destination
Start date of trip
End date of trip
Purpose of trip
Cost of trip (to include transport, meals and accommodation)
Whether the minister was accompanied by spouse, family member(s) or friend at public expense (Yes/no. If yes, please provide details)

If a minister who served during this time period made no UK trips on ministerial duties, please state their name with the entry ‘No trips taken within UK’

To reiterate: I am aware information is published about minsters’ overseas visits. It is visits within the UK that I request information about.

Yours faithfully,

Claire Wilde

AGO Correspondence, Attorney General's Office

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AGO Correspondence, Attorney General's Office

Dear Ms Wilde,

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The AGO will respond to your request within the deadline requirement of the FOIA legislation.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

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Thank you,

The following clarification may be helpful: By ministerial trip, I mean an engagement while on ministerial duties to any location except central Government or Parliamentary premises, regardless of the length of time of the trip.

Yours sincerely,

Claire Wilde

AGO Correspondence, Attorney General's Office

Dear Ms Wilde,

Thank you for your email of 1st July 2019. As it happens, our officials were contemplating the need to request clarification from you relating to this very matter, so your clarification is much appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

FOI Officer
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T: 020 7271 2492
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AGO Correspondence, Attorney General's Office

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Dear Ms Wilde,

Please see the attached AGO response to the FOI request you made on 21 June 2019, as clarified by your email of 2 July 2019.

Yours Sincerely,

FOI Officer

FOI Officer
E: [Attorney General's Office request email]
T: 020 7271 2492
5-8 The Sanctuary, London, SW1P 3JS

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Thank you for your email. I have amended my request to reduce its scope, both in the period of time being asked about and in the amount of information being requested.

Can I please request:

An electronic spreadsheet file (e.g. Excel file) containing information about each trip taken within the UK by a minister within your department on official duties, from 1 January 2019 to 31 March 2019.

To include in separate columns:
Name of minister
Full address of destination
Start date of trip
Purpose of trip

If a minister who served during this time period made no UK trips on ministerial duties, please state their name with the entry ‘No trips taken within UK’

A ministerial trip withing the UK meaning: an engagement while on ministerial duties to any location in the UK except central Government or UK Parliamentary premises, regardless of the length of time of the trip.

Yours faithfully,

Claire Wilde

AGO Correspondence, Attorney General's Office

Dear Ms Wilde,

Thank you for your FOI request to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO).

The AGO will respond to your request within the deadline requirement of the FOIA legislation.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

FOI Officer
E: [Attorney General's Office request email]
T: 020 7271 2492
5-8 The Sanctuary, London, SW1P 3JS
@attorneygeneral | gov.uk/ago

Making law and politics work together at the heart of the UK constitution

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Dear Ms Wilde,
 
Please see the attached AGO response to the FOI request you made on 30^th
July 2019.
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
FOI Officer
 
 

FOI Officer
E: [AGO request email]
T: 020 7271 2492
5-8 The Sanctuary, London, SW1P 3JS
 

@[1]attorneygeneral | [2]gov.uk/ago

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