A question on #ChineseEmbassy #PlanningPermission tabled by Mr Angus MacDonald on 24-06-2025 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission
Question ID: 1816128
UIN: 62508
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-24
Asking Member ID: 5362
Asking Member display name: Mr Angus MacDonald
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Mr Angus MacDonald
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed Chinese Embassy development at the former Royal Mint site on local communities in Tower Hamlets.
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Date answered: 2025-07-02
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Answering Member ID: 4520
Answering Member display name: Matthew Pennycook
Answering Member handle: mtpennycook
Answering Member Twitter reference: @mtpennycook
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Answer text: An appointed Inspector held a public inquiry which heard a range of evidence for and against the proposals in question. As this case will come before Ministers in MHCLG to determine, it would not be appropriate to comment further. Decisions on planning ap...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true