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Asked by Monica HardingLiberal DemocratForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 24 February 2026UIN 113202

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many meetings her predecessors held with the Chief Executive or Chair of the British Council in each calendar year from 2019 to 2025.

Answered by Chris Elmore

Details of ministerial meetings with external individuals and organisations are routinely published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on a quarterly basis. The requested data on correspondence could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

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