Ian Austin – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Austin on 2016-04-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many visits Ministers of her Department have undertaken to China and Singapore since 2010; on what dates such visits took place; and what the total cost of such visits was.

Nick Gibb

Three Ministerial visits with accompanying officials have been undertaken to China and Singapore since 2010:

• Nick Gibb to China Date: 27 March to 1 April 2016 Total cost: £21,323

• Elizabeth Truss to China Date: 23-28 February 2014 Total cost: £28,884

• Michael Gove to China (as part of the Prime Minister’s delegation) and Singapore Date: 6-13 November 2010 Total cost: £3,901