Iain Duncan Smith MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Tower of LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the submission by Historic England on potential impact of the Royal Mint Court Development on the
Answer: An appointed Inspector held a public inquiry into the proposals in question, considering a range of evidence.As this case will come before ministers in MHCLG to determine, it would not be appropriate to comment
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations she received from the Metropolitan Police Service on the People's Republic of China's application to develop Royal Mint Court between 1 November 2024 and 15
Answer: No such representations have been received by the department from the Metropolitan Police Service.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmbassies: ChinaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the Metropolitan Police on the called-in application for the proposed new Chinese embassy in Tower Hamlets.
Answer: Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk as part of the government’s transparency agenda.An independent Planning Inspector will hold a public inquiry at which interested parties will be able to put forward eviden...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of alternative sites for the prospective relocation of the Chinese Embassy, aside from the proposed developm
Answer: Applications relating to the proposals for a new Chinese Embassy at Royal Mint Court have been called in for Ministers to decide. Calling in these applications should not be taken as any indication of views on the merits of the proposals.An appointed Insp...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
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