Question follow-through · 53574

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a copy of the Section 106 agreement that was submitted to the planning inquiry for the proposed Chinese Embassy in London.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
20 May 2025
Target answer date
22 May 2025
Answer
28 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a copy of the Section 106 agreement that was submitted to the planning inquiry for the proposed Chinese Embassy in London.

  2. 22 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 May 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 45663 on 29 April 2025.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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