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Diplomatic Relations: UK Soft Power Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role his Department's diplomatic missions will have in the delivery of the Government's Soft Power Council.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 20 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 22 Jan 2025
Answer: 27 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

20 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role his Department's diplomatic missions will have in the delivery of the Government's Soft Power Council.
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Foreign Secretary and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport launched the Soft Power Council on 15 January. The Council brings together some of the most influential figures across soft power and foreign policy to steer and advise Governme...

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