Written questions

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

Commons · Question 104687 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 19 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make planning permission for China’s new embassy contingent on the release of political prisoners in Hong Kong.

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 19 Jan 2026

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 14 July 2025 in response to Question 65869.