Department for Transport
Commons · Question 267 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Vietnam; which Ministers and senior officials approved each visit; how many officials travelled on each occasi
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 3 Jul 2026
The Vietnam flights undertaken in May 2025 were an additional journey. This is to enable DfT staff, and accompanying dependents, posted overseas at qualifying hardship posts to take a break away from local conditions during their posting. This was for an ...