Dongying travel expenses
Case reference FOI2019/00491
Published 1 July 2019
Request
Information Request - In July 2017 the Council invited a delegation from Dongying in China to visit Guildford with a view to signing a "Partnership Agreement". What was the cost to the taxpayer of this visit in terms of travel expenses, including flights taxis and coaches, hotel accommodation for the delegates and hospitality? Please itemise your answer. In the exchange visit to Dongying in China in October 2017 to sign the Agreement, what was the cost to the taxpayer for flights and other travel expenses, hotel accommodation and hospitality for Cllrs Paul Spooner, Matt Furniss and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Surrey? Please itemise your answer. If any of these expenses were covered by others, please state by whom.
Response
Please find attached the information you requested in your recent FOI.
In relation to the first part of the question, there were no costs to us in terms of Dongying's visit to Guildford. They paid all the expenses listed and the University hosted them for lunch.
The costs involved in the visit to Dongying are shown in the attached.
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