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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 February 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 March 2020. It was answered by John Glen (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 March 2020 on behalf of the Treasury.


Treasury: Flags

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times the (a) Union Jack, (b) St George's flag, (c) Scottish Saltire and (d) flag of Wales has been flown from the headquarters of his Department in London in each year since 2015.

Answer

HM Treasury flies the Union Flag daily at 1 Horse Guards Road. Any national flags are flown as and when required.

The Scottish Saltire and flag of Wales have not been flown at 1 Horse Guards Road.

The St George’s flag has been flown twice in 2018 and on five occasions in 2019. It has not yet been flown in 2020.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
21939
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Flags Treasury
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk