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Asked by Alicia KearnsConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 26150

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any reports were made (a) within her Department, or (b) to the appropriate authorities, of suspected (i) surveillance of anyone in her Department, or (ii) interference from outside her Department, related to the decision on the redevelopment of the Royal Mint Court site into a new Chinese Embassy.

Answered by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The government does not routinely comment on matters of national security.

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