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Chinese Embassy

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 15 May 2025UIN 51130

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has had discussions with the Bank of England on the proposed Chinese Embassy in London.

Answered by Emma Reynolds

Treasury officials hold regular discussions with the Bank of England across various financial and economic matters. A final decision on the application for the new Chinese embassy in Tower Hamlets will be made in due course by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government in her independent, quasi-judicial role. As such, it would not be appropriate to comment further on the case.

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