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Treasury: Official Residences

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 8 January 2026UIN 101771

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 92033 on Ministers: Second Homes, whether her official ministerial residence is classified as a second home.

Answered by Lucy Rigby

The Chancellor of the Exchequer pays full council tax on the flat above 10 Downing Street as her primary residence.

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