Ministers' London and BIC trip costs almost £4,000

Chief Minister and Cabinet Office Minister attended events in July

Attending meetings in London and the British-Irish Council last month cost government almost £4,000.

Chief Minister Alfred Cannan held talks in Westminster on 7 July, before he and Cabinet Office Minister Kate Lord-Brennan travelled to the BIC summit in Guernsey.

Details published on the government website show three officers accompanied the ministers on the trip, with expenses coming to £3,772.80.

Coming to more than £1,900, travel was the biggest expense, with more than £1,600 spent on hotels and £180 on meals.