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.<\/p>
The current Secretary of State, Steve Barclay, has not used Chevening House in a professional or personal capacity.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>
Former Secretary of State Dominic Raab used Chevening in a professional capacity once, for an afternoon.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>
Former Secretary of State David Davis used Chevening in a professional capacity twice, for overnight stays.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>
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As Minister Robin Walker set out in his answer to Question 231383 on 21 March - as part of the Withdrawal Agreement, we have reached a fair financial settlement with the EU, honouring commitments we made during our period of membership, and ensuring a fair deal for UK taxpayers. In the event that we leave the EU without a deal, the financial settlement as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement would no longer apply.<\/p>
The Government recognises that the UK has obligations to the EU, and the EU obligations to the UK, that will survive the UK\u2019s withdrawal\u2014and that these need to be resolved. But in a no deal scenario we would need to determine how to do so.<\/p>
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The Withdrawal Agreement protects the rights of citizens working and living in the UK and EU, including specific provisions on frontier workers. The territorial scope of this explicitly covers Gibraltar. The UK, Gibraltar and Spain also agreed provisions in the Gibraltar Protocol, and accompanying Memorandum of Understanding on Citizens\u2019 Rights, to confirm protection for the rights of EU citizens working in Gibraltar.<\/p>
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The Withdrawal Agreement protects the rights of those who are frontier workers at the end of the transition period, for as long as they continue to be frontier workers in the host state. The Agreement will ensure that these frontier workers are able to enter and leave the UK for work, enjoying broadly the same rights as they do now, after the end of the implementation period.<\/p>
We will also protect the rights of frontier workers in the event of a no deal. Many of this cohort will spend enough time in the UK to qualify for status under the EU Settlement Scheme. Otherwise, they will be able to obtain a separate UK immigration status which will allow them to continue frontier working into the UK after exit.<\/p>
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The Department uses consultancy services to source flexible labour to support short term projects that demand specialist knowledge and skills. From the Department\u2019s formation on 14th July 2016 to date, it has incurred direct costs of £7.9m on consultancy services. Consultancy costs for the current financial year (2018-19) will be disclosed in full in the Department\u2019s Annual Report and Accounts.<\/p>
The Department does not hold information on the number of consultants hired.<\/ins> <\/p>"}
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