Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Monday, 10 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 October 2022. It was answered by Gillian Keegan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 October 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

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Chevening

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any public money was spent by his Department on carpets, curtains, wallpaper, bedding or furniture for the Chevening Estate in the financial years (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21 and (d) 2021-22.

Answer

Costs relating to Chevening are met through an independent trust and the FCDO do not hold this information.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

59554

Session

2022-23

Subjects

Expenditure Furniture Chevening Interior design

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk