Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the lectern used by the Prime Minister at her speech at 10 Downing Street on 6 September 2022, (a) by whom the lectern was supplied, (b) how much from the public purse was spent on its design and production, (c) when the Government decided to commission it and (d) by whom the decision to commission was made.

There was no cost to the public purse; the lectern was provided by the governing party. The HM Government badge was an existing one owned by the Government.