Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice was given by the Cabinet Secretary on the appropriateness of 10 Downing Street being used as a venue for a party on the 26 June marking the enactment of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

As has been the case under successive administrations, it is customary for departments to mark the passage of a significant piece of legislation with an occasion within a government building to thank Ministers and officials who worked on the Bill. The Prime Minister did not attend this particular event. Costs of hospitality for the Cabinet Office are published in the Cabinet Office annual report and accounts which is available on the GOV.UK website.