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Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKHome OfficeTabled Answered 4 March 2025UIN 33065

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposals to move the Chinese Embassy to the former Royal Mint building on security.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

As set out in a joint letter by the Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary to the Planning Inspector on 14 January, the Home Office has considered the breadth of national security issues in relation to the planning application.

It would not be appropriate to comment in further detail on specific matters relating to national security.

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