Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“Whether the Prime Minister has had discussions with the Chinese government on the proposed Chinese Embassy.”
Tabled: 27 November 2025Answered: 4 December 2025
Asked by
Gregory Stafford
Conservative — Farnham and Bordon
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
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.