Army: Conferences

Mr. Kevan Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence from which budget the cost of the Chief of the General Staff’s attendance at the North East Economic forum was met; and how the Chief of the General Staff travelled to the event.

Derek Twigg
[holding answer 14 May 2007]: The Chief of the General Staff attended the North East Economic Forum as a guest speaker. His travel arrangements for the day are shown as follows. All transport was provided by Ministry of Defence assets and the associated costs were absorbed by the relevant budgetary areas. The visit gave rise to no external costs.

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|From               |To                 |Method of Transport|Budget            |
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|Somerset           |Minley             |Helicopter         |32 Squadron RAF   |
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|Minley             |RAF Northolt       |Helicopter         |32 Squadron RAF   |
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|RAF Northolt       |Teesside airport   |Plane              |32 Squadron RAF   |
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|Teesside airport   |Forum Venue, Durham|Car and Driver     |HQ London District|
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|Forum Venue, Durham|Teesside airport   |Car and Driver     |HQ London District|
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|Teesside airport   |RAF Northolt       |Plane              |32 Squadron RAF   |
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|RAF Northolt       |Home               |Car and Driver     |CGS Household     |
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