China: Foreign Relations
Commons · Question 65869 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the China Audit made an assessment of the proposal for a new Chinese Embassy.
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 14 Jul 2025
No. The determination of the Chinese planning application is an independent process. The decision will be made by Ministers in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in their quasi-judicial capacity.