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Written question asked by Tulip Siddiq (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 22 March 2019 (named day). It was answered by George Hollingbery (Conservative) on Monday, 25 March 2019 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.


Chevening

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many times he has used Chevening House for (a) departmental and (b) personal purposes since taking office; and if he will outline the duration of each such use.

Answer

Chevening House is not funded by the Government and is the responsibility of its trustees. The Prime Minister decides who occupies the building. It is currently shared by the Foreign Secretary, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and the Secretary of State for International Trade.

Since his appointment in July 2016, the Secretary of State for International Trade has used Chevening House on three occasions for Departmental use, as outlined below:

19th October 2017 (one day)

7th June 2018 (one day)

11th October 2018 (one day)

The Secretary of State for International Trade has not used Chevening House for personal purposes since taking office.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
234261
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Chevening
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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