Written question asked by Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) on Friday, 30 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 June 2025. It was answered by Dan Jarvis (Labour) on Thursday, 5 June 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.
Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 52622 on National Security: China, what information her Department holds on whether the United Front Work Department has sought to interfere in the planning process for the proposed Chinese Embassy in London.
- Answer
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In line with my previous response to UIN 29609 on 12/02/25, 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 quasi-judicial decision independent from the rest of Government, and from any form of external interference by any other party.
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- 2024-26
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- Planning permission United Front Work Department Chinese Embassy
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