Question follow-through · 108682

Admiralty House: Council Tax

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a job-related second homes council tax discount was claimed at any point during the occupancy of the former Deputy Prime Minister in Admiralty House.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
27 Jan 2026
Target answer date
29 Jan 2026
Answer
10 Mar 2026 · 42 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a job-related second homes council tax discount was claimed at any point during the occupancy of the former Deputy Prime Minister in Admiralty House.

  2. 29 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    A job-related second homes council tax discount has not been claimed for the period of occupancy of the former Deputy Prime Minister in Admiralty House.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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