59556<\/a>.<\/p>The Prime Minister allocates official residences to ministers, either on the grounds of security or to allow them to better perform their official duties. Further details will be set out in due course.<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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The Privy Council Office is not responsible for estimating the number of people who can be safely accommodated in the Picture Gallery of St James' Palace.<\/p>
St. James's Palace has a maximum occupancy figure for each of its State Rooms developed in line with the relevant legislation on public safety (including fire safety and evacuation) in historic buildings.<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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Official residences are assigned to ministers at the discretion of the Prime Minister, either on the grounds of security or to allow them to better perform their official duties. Further details will be set out in due course.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which government ministers currently use for residential purposes the properties at (a) 1 Carlton Gardens, (b) the three flats in Admiralty House, (c) the Dorneywood estate and (d) the Chevening estate.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The official residences which are owned by the Government and currently available to Ministers are:<\/p>
● Flats above 10 and 11 Downing Street, which are used by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Prime Minister respectively;<\/p>
● 1 Carlton Gardens, leased from the Crown Estate, is available as the official residence for the Foreign Secretary; and<\/p>
● Hillsborough Castle and Stormont are available for Ministers in the Northern Ireland Office while on duty in Northern Ireland.<\/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>
Admiralty House is part of the Government estate, which includes rooms that could be used as residential accommodation. It is not in Ministerial use.<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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The official residences available to government ministers are:<\/p>
- Flats above 10 and 11 Downing Street, which are available for the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer respectively;<\/li>
- 1 Carlton Gardens, leased from the Crown Estate, which has been used as the official residence for the Foreign Secretary;<\/li>
- Three flats in Admiralty House, to be allocated at the Prime Minister\u2019s discretion; and<\/li>
- Hillsborough Castle and Stormont, which are available for ministers in the Northern Ireland Office while on duty in Northern Ireland.<\/li><\/ul>
<\/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>
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>
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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The official residences available to government ministers are:<\/p>
- Flats above 10 and 11 Downing Street, which are available for the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer respectively;<\/li>
- 1 Carlton Gardens, leased from the Crown Estate, which has been used as the official residence for the Foreign Secretary;<\/li>
- Three flats in Admiralty House, to be allocated at the Prime Minister\u2019s discretion; and<\/li>
- Hillsborough Castle and Stormont, which are available for ministers in the Northern Ireland Office while on duty in Northern Ireland.<\/li><\/ul>
<\/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>
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>
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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Official residences are assigned to ministers at the discretion of the Prime Minister, either on the grounds of security or to allow them to better perform their official duties. The current allocations are as follows: the Prime Minister has No 11 Downing Street; the Chancellor has No 10 Downing Street and the Foreign Secretary has No 1 Carlton Gardens. The flats in Admiralty House are not occupied. In addition, the Prime Minister has use of Chequers, the Chancellor has use of Dorneywood; the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has use of Hillsborough Castle and the Foreign Secretary, the Secretary of State for International Trade and the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union have joint use of Chevening.<\/p>"}
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The majority of my time is spent in Downing Street and I regularly spend time in Chequers and my constituency.<\/p>"}
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Chequers, Chevening and Dorneywood are not owned by Government. They are administered by trustees in accordance with the terms of the individual trusts.<\/p>"}
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