Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 86240

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

Tabled: 29 October 2025

Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has had recent discussions with the Chinese government on the planning application for the Chinese Embassy in London.

Answer

Dan Jarvis

The decision to call in the planning application for the proposed Chinese Embassy was made by the former Deputy Prime Minister, in line with current policy on call-in. This decision is subject to a quasi-judicial process and independent from the rest of g...

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