1O DOWNING STREET
LONDON SW1A 2AA
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
22 February 2023
Dear Mr Wareing
Our ref: FOI2023/00904
Thank you for your email of 25 January in which you make a request under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your full request is attached.
The lectern used by the former Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP, when
entering Office was provided and funded by CCHQ (the governing party).
The lectern used on 20 October was provided by the Government and was
routinely used during this administration, with the costs already in the public
domain.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
Mr Jonty Wareing
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Incoming request
Could you please let me know the answer to the following clarifying questions
about the lecterns used by Liz Truss outside Downing Street.
Regarding her speech outside 10 Downing Street on 6 September 2022:
1) Who supplied the lectern
2) Who paid for the lectern
3) What was the cost of the lectern (if known)
Regarding her speech outside 10 Downing Street on 20 October 2022:
1) Who supplied the lectern
2) Who paid for the lectern
3) What was the cost of the lectern (if known)
Can you also let me know how many copies of the lectern exist, and where they
reside now.
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1O DOWNING STREET
LONDON SW1A 2AA
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