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<p>The official residences available to government ministers are:</p><ul><li>Flats
above 10 and 11 Downing Street, which are available for the Prime Minister and Chancellor
of the Exchequer respectively;</li><li>1 Carlton Gardens, leased from the Crown Estate,
which has been used as the official residence for the Foreign Secretary;</li><li>Three
flats in Admiralty House, to be allocated at the Prime Minister’s discretion; and</li><li>Hillsborough
Castle and Stormont, which are available for ministers in the Northern Ireland Office
while on duty in Northern Ireland.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Chequers, Dorneywood and
Chevening estates are available to ministers for both official and private use. None
of these properties are owned by the Government, and are run by trustees.</p><p> </p><p>Chequers
is used by the Prime Minister. The use of Chevening currently divided between the
Foreign Secretary, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and the Secretary
of State for International Trade. By convention, Dorneywood is at the disposal of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>Ministerial use of these official residences
is managed by the relevant Government Department. Information on the time taken for
Ministers to vacate those residences on leaving office is not held centrally.</p>
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