First Lord of the Treasury that office; in this case, the Second Lord of the Treasury usually served as Chancellor. As of 1841, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has always been Second Lord of the Treasury when he was not also Prime Minister. By convention, the other Lords Commissioners of the Treasury are also Government Whips in the House of Commons. 10 Downing Street is the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, and not of the Prime Minister. Chequers, a country house in Buckinghamshire, is the official country residence of the Prime Minister, used as a weekend and holiday home, although the
Official state car travel it is the only vehicle in the country not required to use standard number plates. The official flag of the President is flown on the car in which he/she is travelling. The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is driven in a Black Mercedes-Benz S-Class (Guard) escorted by Prime Minister's Security Division vehicles. The general practice remains that the out going President will take the vehicles used in his or her term for use in retirement and the incoming President will purchase new ones. Same applies to the Prime Minister if he or she moves on to the post of