Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 89453

Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2025 to Question 86644 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, whether the initial council tax bill issued to HM Government in March 2025 included a second homes council

Answer

Anna Turley
The Second Homes Premium was introduced by Westminster City Council on the 1st April 2025. This was billed by the council in July 2025 as a one-off payment for the financial year and paid on the same day.