Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 62973
China: Embassies
Tabled: 26 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterparts on ensuring authorisation for UK contractors
Answer
Catherine WestUK contractors routinely visit our overseas missions around the world, including in China, to carry out maintenance and repairs. We have not had cause to raise this with the Chinese authorities.