Question follow-through · 54872

Chinese Embassy: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the National Cyber Security Centre has provided advice on the proposed Chinese Embassy at Tower Hill, London.

answeredHome Office

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Home Office
Tabled
30 May 2025
Target answer date
3 Jun 2025
Answer
12 Jun 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the National Cyber Security Centre has provided advice on the proposed Chinese Embassy at Tower Hill, London.

  2. 3 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    In line with previous responses, the planning application has been called in by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and she will make this quasi-judicial decision independent from the rest of Government.The...

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