A question on #China #ForeignRelations tabled by Alicia Kearns on 08-07-2025 has been answered by Catherine West.

Heading: China: Foreign Relations
Question ID: 1820702
UIN: 65869
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-07-08
Asking Member ID: 4805
Asking Member display name: Alicia Kearns
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Alicia Kearns
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the China Audit made an assessment of the proposal for a new Chinese Embassy.
Is named day: true
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Date answered: 2025-07-14
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4523
Answering Member display name: Catherine West
Answering Member handle: catherinewest1
Answering Member Twitter reference: @catherinewest1
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Answer text: No. The determination of the Chinese planning application is an independent process. The decision will be made by Ministers in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in their quasi-judicial capacity.
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tweeted: true