To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who he met on his recent trip to California; and who accompanied him on that trip.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his recent visit to California was purely for the purposes of conducting official business.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his recent trip to California (a) began and (b) ended; and whether those dates are different to his original itinerary.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the dates of his recent (a) outbound and (b) return fights to California were.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the itemised costs of his recent trip to California.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, where he stayed on his recent trip to California.

The Chancellor was in the US on a long-planned business trip. He met with industry leaders from the tech and investment sectors to discuss the global economic recovery, investment in the UK, as well as the latest trends and innovations in the global tech sector.

The Chancellor travelled to San Francisco on Tuesday 14^th December and departed on Thursday 16^th December. The Chancellor returned to the UK earlier than planned.

The remainder of the information will be published in the usual way in the quarterly transparency returns, available here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel. The next publication is due February 2022.