A question on #China #Embassies tabled by Sir James Cleverly on 26-06-2025 has been answered by Catherine West.

Heading: China: Embassies
Question ID: 1816951
UIN: 62973
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-26
Asking Member ID: 4366
Asking Member display name: Sir James Cleverly
Asking Member handle: jamescleverly
Asking Member Twitter reference: @jamescleverly
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterparts on ensuring authorisation for UK contractors
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Date answered: 2025-07-03
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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: UK contractors routinely visit our overseas missions around the world, including in China, to carry out maintenance and repairs. We have not had cause to raise this with the Chinese authorities.
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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