A question on #ChineseEmbassy #PlanningPermission tabled by Sir Iain Duncan Smith on 25-06-2025 has been answered by Catherine West.

Heading: Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission
Question ID: 1816368
UIN: 62524
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-25
Asking Member ID: 152
Asking Member display name: Sir Iain Duncan Smith
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions officials have had with Chinese officials on the application to develop Royal Mint Court into a new Chinese embassy.
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Date answered: 2025-06-30
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Answering Member ID: 4523
Answering Member display name: Catherine West
Answering Member handle: catherinewest1
Answering Member Twitter reference: @catherinewest1
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Answer text: The planning application has been called in by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and Ministers in MHCLG will make this decision independent from the rest of Government in their quasi-judicial capa...
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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