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<p>As I outlined in my answer of 18 October 2021 to PQ 54006, Chequers is not a government
building; it is run and managed by an independent trust. As has been the practice
under successive Premiers, the incumbent Prime Minister uses Chequers consistent with
the wishes of the donor, the late Sir Arthur Lee, who gave it to the nation for the
use of the serving Prime Minister, for both official and private use. This is set
out in the Chequers Estates Act 1917.</p><p>Details of official hospitality at Chequers
are published on a quarterly basis and are available via the <a href="http://gov.uk/"
target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website. I can confirm the Prime Minister’s gathering of
16 July was not an official event.</p><p>Personal or party political hospitality is
not paid for by the public purse.</p><p> </p>
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