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Commonwealth: Soft Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking through the Commonwealth to support (a) UK soft power and (b) the soft power of Commonwealth partners.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
25 Apr 2025
Answer
1 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking through the Commonwealth to support (a) UK soft power and (b) the soft power of Commonwealth partners.

  2. 25 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 May 2025

    Answer published

    Our Commonwealth membership plays an important role in the projection of UK soft power. Shared history means the English language is spoken widely, we have strong cultural links and similar systems of rule of law and parliamentary democracy. The Commonwea...

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