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Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

Asked by Priti PatelConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 20 January 2025UIN 24158

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what verbal discussions his Department has had with representatives of the Chinese government on the planning application for a new Chinese Embassy in London since July 2024.

Answered by Catherine West

The planning application has been called in by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and she will make this decision independent from the rest of Government corresponding to her quasi-judicial role.

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