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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.
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.
Costs relating to Chevening are met through an independent trust and the FCDO do not hold this information.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the transparency data relating to Guests to Chevening for the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the transparency data relating to Guests to Chevening for the last three years.
Chevening House is managed by independent trustees. Information about overnight stays by Ministers is not collected centrally.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of the visit of Gulf foreign ministers to Chevening House on 20 December 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of the visit of Gulf foreign ministers to Chevening House on 20 December 2021.
The FCDO publishes the costs related to overseas visits, incoming visits and events hosted by the Foreign Secretary as part of the Quarterly Transparency Return https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/minister-data#2020. We will release the costs for this event in due course as per the usual timeline.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of hosting Baltic Foreign Ministers at Chevening in October 2021; and what the costs were of the (a) accommodation and (b) subsistence expenses for that function.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of hosting Baltic Foreign Ministers at Chevening in October 2021; and what the costs were of the (a) accommodation and (b) subsistence expenses for that function.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many days she or her predecessor have stayed overnight at (a) Chevening House and (b) 1 Carlton Gardens in (i) 2020 and (ii) 2021 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many days she or her predecessor have stayed overnight at (a) Chevening House and (b) 1 Carlton Gardens in (i) 2020 and (ii) 2021 to date.
Chevening House is managed by independent trustees. Information about overnight stays by Ministers is not collected centrally. 1 Carlton Gardens is the official residence of the Foreign Secretary and is used for official events and functions in support of FCDO and wider government objectives. Neither the Foreign Secretary nor her predecessor (The Right Honourable Dominic Raab) have stayed overnight at 1 Carlton Gardens in either 2020 or 2021 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many bedrooms are available for use at (a) Chevening House and (b) 1 Carlton Gardens as at 23 September 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many bedrooms are available for use at (a) Chevening House and (b) 1 Carlton Gardens as at 23 September 2021.
Chevening House is managed by independent trustees. Information about the property is publicly available. 1 Carlton Gardens has five bedrooms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on its (a) use, (b) maintenance, (c) enhancement and (d) repair of Chevening House in the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on its (a) use, (b) maintenance, (c) enhancement and (d) repair of Chevening House in the last 10 years.
Chevening House is not funded by the Government and is the responsibility of its trustees. The Prime Minister decides who occupies the buidling.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) using, (b) maintaining, (c) making one-off payments for enhancements to and (d) repairing Chevening House in the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) using, (b) maintaining, (c) making one-off payments for enhancements to and (d) repairing Chevening House in the next five years.
Chevening House is not funded by the Government and is the responsibility of its trustees. The Prime Minister decides who occupies the buidling.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many times that Secretaries of State for his Department have used Chevening House for (a) departmental and (b) personal use during their respective times in office since the Department's establishment in 2016; and what the duration was of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many times that Secretaries of State for his Department have used Chevening House for (a) departmental and (b) personal use during their respective times in office since the Department's establishment in 2016; and what the duration was of...
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.
The current Secretary of State, Steve Barclay, has not used Chevening House in a professional or personal capacity.
Former Secretary of State Dominic Raab used Chevening in a professional capacity once, for an afternoon.
Former Secretary of State David Davis used Chevening in a professional capacity twice, for overnight stays.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many times he has used Chevening House for (a) departmental and (b) personal use since he came into office in November 2018; and what the duration was of each of those occasions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many times he has used Chevening House for (a) departmental and (b) personal use since he came into office in November 2018; and what the duration was of each of those occasions.
The Secretary of State, Steve Barclay, has not used Chevening House for Departmental or personal use since he came into office in November 2018.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been spent on Chevening (a) in total and (b) trustees in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been spent on Chevening (a) in total and (b) trustees in each of the last 10 years.
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.
The following amounts have been spent by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on Chevening House:
- £25,600 per annum for the last twelve financial years to maintain security systems, including closed circuit television and emergency lighting;
- In the financial year 2016/17, the FCO paid £80,000 for security enhancements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any grant in aid will be provided to the trustees of Chevening during the 2017 Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any grant in aid will be provided to the trustees of Chevening during the 2017 Parliament.
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.
No grant in aid is expected to be given during the 2017 Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what grant in aid was awarded to the trustees of Chevening in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what grant in aid was awarded to the trustees of Chevening in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
None.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the running costs of Chevening House were in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the running costs of Chevening House were in the last 12 months.
Chevening House is not part of the government’s estate. The running costs are a matter for the Trustees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the staff who manage the gardens in Chevening country residence are employed as civil servants; whether such staff are enrolled under the civil service pension scheme; and under what terms and conditions such staff are employed with what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the staff who manage the gardens in Chevening country residence are employed as civil servants; whether such staff are enrolled under the civil service pension scheme; and under what terms and conditions such staff are employed with what...
No members of the Civil Service are employed at Chevening.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who has (a) visited and (b) stayed at Chevening House since 7 May 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who has (a) visited and (b) stayed at Chevening House since 7 May 2015.
This Government regularly publishes information on the use of official residences and ministerial meetings.
Details are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:
To ask the Prime Minister, which Government Ministers have had use of Chevening House since May 2015.
To ask the Prime Minister, which Government Ministers have had use of Chevening House since May 2015.
The Foreign Secretary has use of Chevening.
To ask the Leader of the House what the cost of repairs and maintenance of the Chevening Estate was in 2012-13.
To ask the Leader of the House what the cost of repairs and maintenance of the Chevening Estate was in 2012-13.
There was no cost to the public purse for repairs and maintenance of the Chevening Estate in 2012-13. Any such costs would have been met privately by the Chevening Trust, in accordance with the provisions of the Chevening Estate Act 1959.