Oral Question·Foreign and Commonwealth Office
“What political and diplomatic steps he is taking to help resolve the conflict in Yemen.”
Tabled: 28 August 2018Answered: 4 September 2018
Asked by
Gill Furniss
Labour — Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Dan Jarvis)
The decision to call in the planning application for the proposed Chinese embassy was made by the former Deputy Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner), in line with the current policy on call-in. The decision is subject to a quasi-judicial process and independent from the rest of Government. No private assurances have been given to the Chinese Government regarding the embassy application.