Decision details

to approve the changes to the Trade and European Partnerships Travel Plan as detailed in paragraph 4 of the report and outlined as follows:-

(1)     the Lord Provost and one officer visit Esbjerg before the end of March 2020;

(2)     the Lord Provost and one officer attend CERAWeek, Houston 9-13 March 2020;

(3)     the Lord Provost and one officer to attend the HighWind Conference which will take place 17–19 March 2020 in Stavanger;

(4)     the Lord Provost and one officer to attend the Barents Sea Conference to be held in Hammerfest, Northern Norway on 20–22 April 2020;

(5)     one elected member and one officer to visit Tamaulipas, Mexico in April 2020 to explore the potential for relationship development with the state and with a view to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU);

(6)     potential visits to Doha, Halifax, Karamay, Pemba and Brazil be reviewed as part of the Travel Plan for 2020–2021, and subject to Council budget setting process;

(7)     that Uganda be removed from the travel plan; and

(8)     Delegate authority to the Chief Officer - City Growth in consultation with the Convener of the City Growth and Resources Committee to authorise only necessary and appropriate travel set out in paragraph 4 and associated expenditure to fulfil the travel plan occurring between April 2020 – March 2021, provided the cost of such travel is reasonable and does not exceed the budget allocation set out in the report.