Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 30 May (HL7622), whether the public inquiry into the planning application for the a Chinese Embassy looked in detail at the layout, range, and vulnerability of nearby critical communication networks, their key hubs, or significant data centres.

An independent Inspector held a public inquiry into the proposals, at which interested parties were able to put forward evidence and representations. All material planning considerations will be taken into account in reaching a decision on this case.

All Inquiry documents for this case are publicly available on Tower Hamlets website here [https://towerhamlets.app.box.com/s/68q9lv6thn0w29gt98y5godmes0rizmn].