Question follow-through · 86644

Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 74185 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, when in August the payment was made to Westminster City Council; and whether a (a) revised council tax deman

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
30 Oct 2025
Target answer date
3 Nov 2025
Answer
7 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 74185 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, when in August the payment was made to Westminster City Council; and whether a (a) revised council tax deman

  2. 3 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    As the property was a second residence, the Government was responsible for paying the Council Tax on Admiralty House, not the former Deputy Prime Minister - in line with long-standing precedent under successive governments. The Government Property Agency ...

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