Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 104687

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

Tabled: 12 January 2026

Answered: 19 January 2026

Question

Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make planning permission for China’s new embassy contingent on the release of political prisoners in Hong Kong.

Answer

Seema Malhotra

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 14 July 2025 in response to Question 65869.