Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government who the current and previous occupants of grace-and-favour accommodation under the present government have been, including the dates they moved in and out.
Since 5 July 2024, official residences have been allocated as follows:
Chequers - the Prime Minister (ongoing).
11 Downing Street - the Prime Minister (ongoing).
10 Downing Street - the Chancellor of the Exchequer (ongoing).
Dorneywood - the Chancellor of the Exchequer (ongoing).
Chevening - the former Foreign Secretary the Rt Hon David Lammy MP was allocated Chevening following the General Election. Following the appointment of a new Foreign Secretary in September 2025, the Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP has been allocated Chevening.
1 Carlton Gardens - the former Foreign Secretary the Rt Hon David Lammy MP was allocated 1 Carlton Gardens following the General Election and this remains allocated to him as Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor.
Hillsborough Castle - available for ministers in the Northern Ireland Office while on duty in Northern Ireland (ongoing).
Admiralty House, Flat 2. This was allocated to the Defence Secretary on a short-term basis between 9 September 2024 and 4 November 2024. Following this, it was allocated to the former Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP.
The former Deputy Prime Minister’s move in process commenced on 12 December 2024 and the flat is now vacant following the resignation of the former occupant.