Written question asked by Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) on Monday, 29 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 July 2026. It was answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) on Monday, 13 July 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Ministers: Official Residences
- Question
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office’s policy of the Government paying the council tax bill of a Minister in an official residence applies to Ministers whose primary residence is neither their constituency address nor their official residence address.
- Answer
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The Government's policy on official residences and council tax is unchanged.
Ministers are responsible for paying council tax where an official residence is their primary residence.
For government owned properties which are official residences, the Government is responsible for the payment of the council tax where a Minister resides there on a second homes basis.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 13868
- Session
- 2026-27
- Related items
- Subjects
- Council tax Ministers Official residences
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- 2026-09-23 17:02:23 +0100
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