Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 86239
Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House
Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 28 November 2025
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government paid a second homes council tax premium in (a) March and (b) April 2025 for the then Deputy Prime Minister’s official residence in Admiralty House.
Answer
Samantha DixonFollowing the introduction of the second homes premium on 1 April, this has been paid in full in a one-off full payment in July 2025. This payment was made on the date the invoice was received from Westminster City Council.