I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 and 58 together.
The total net amount paid in respect of domestic and overseas travel, subsistence and miscellaneous costs associated with such travel undertaken by officials of my Department was £271,930.19, of which £64,769.24 is accounted for by business class air travel.
The destinations to which officials travelled most frequently were Brussels, London, Luxembourg and Paris. Other destinations visited included Amsterdam, Beijing, Cannes, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Geneva, Madrid, Nancy, Nice, Ottawa, Seville, Strasbourg, Stockholm, Toronto, United Kingdom, various locations, Washington and Zurich.