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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 Alan Duncan (Conservative) on Friday, 22 March 2019 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Chevening

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times he has used Chevening House for (a) Departmental and (b) personal uses since he took office; and what the duration was of each of those occasions.

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 taking office, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has used Chevening House for departmental use once. The Secretary of State is a protected person, therefore for security reasons we do not disclose his whereabouts during his personal time.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
234263
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Chevening
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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