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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Visas

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 8 December 2025UIN 95800

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many visas a) the British Council, b) the Great British China Centre and c) the Westminster Foundation for Democracy have sponsored since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Chris Elmore

The requested information is not held centrally by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and could only be obtained for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

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