10 Downing Street: Council Tax

(asked on 3rd September 2026) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the council tax for the Prime Ministerial official residence in Downing Street is being paid for by the (a) Government Property Agency, (b) Cabinet Office and (c) Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.


Answered by
Mark Ferguson Portrait
Mark Ferguson
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 14th October 2026

I refer the Member to UIN HL2322 tabled in the House of Lords:

The Prime Minister resides in the flat in 11 Downing Street and pays full council tax on the property as his primary residence.

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