Written questions

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

Commons · Question 33065 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposals to move the Chinese Embassy to the former Royal Mint building on security.

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 4 Mar 2025

As set out in a joint letter by the Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary to the Planning Inspector on 14 January, the Home Office has considered the breadth of national security issues in relation to the planning application.It would not be appropriate to...