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UK Soft Power Council

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions a) Ministers and b) officials in her Department have had with the Soft Power Council.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
9 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions a) Ministers and b) officials in her Department have had with the Soft Power Council.

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    No Government Department Ministers beyond FCDO and DCMS have met the Soft Power Council as a group. Further information about the Soft Power Council and its meetings is available on GOV.UK. Beyond this, the information you requested regarding discussions ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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