Question follow-through · 24798
China: Embassies
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Chinese super embassies established in other countries on those countries.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Chinese super embassies established in other countries on those countries.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2026
Answer published
The planning decision on the proposed Chinese Embassy at Royal Mint Court was taken independently by the then Secretary of State for Housing, Steve Reed. Intelligence agencies were involved throughout the process and an extensive range of measures were de...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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