Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 20283
Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission
Tabled: 16 December 2024
Answered: 19 December 2024
Named DayQuestion
Alicia Kearns
Conservative — Rutland and Stamford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had discussions with representatives of the Chinese government on the application to build a new Chinese Embassy in
Answer
Matthew PennycookOfficials in my Department have met with representatives of the People’s Republic of China. The purpose of this engagement was to explain the operation of the UK planning system. Details of the application for a new Chinese embassy were not discussed.