Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September to Question 48294 on 10 Downing Street, (a) who paid for the lectern to be (i) transported to the governing party’s conference in Birmingham for the Prime Minister’s speech on 5 October and (ii) returned to Downing Street following that speech and (b) whether the lectern is now considered to be owned by the Cabinet Office, the governing party, or the Prime Minister herself.

As set out in my previous answer, PQ 48294, the use of the lectern has been kindly provided by the Conservative Party, who own the item. The Conservative Party funded its transport to the recent party conference. The Government badge, when used for government events, is owned by HM Government.