Question follow-through · 95176
Official Residences: Council Tax
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the High Value council tax surcharge in England will be paid from the public purse for the official residences at a) 10 Downing Street, b) 11 Downing Street, c) 1 Carlton Gardens, d) Dorneywood, e) Chequers,
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 27 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 17 Dec 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the High Value council tax surcharge in England will be paid from the public purse for the official residences at a) 10 Downing Street, b) 11 Downing Street, c) 1 Carlton Gardens, d) Dorneywood, e) Chequers,
3 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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17 Dec 2025
Answer published
HVCTS will be paid by property owners not residents. Where official residences are owned by the state, any tax will be paid to the Exchequer at no overall cost to the taxpayer.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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