Question follow-through · 28229
British Council: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Soft Power Council on levels of funding for the British Council.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 3 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 7 Feb 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Soft Power Council on levels of funding for the British Council.
5 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Soft Power Council will advise the Government on the development of a Soft Power Strategy, including how to support the UK's soft power assets, and how to harness them through international interventions in support of foreign policy priorities.The Sof...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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