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Ministers: Languages

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 21 April 2026UIN 124861

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119608 on Ministers: Languages, if she will list: (a) the name of the Minister who received coaching in a foreign language

Answered by Seema Malhotra

Baroness Chapman received basic language training in Spanish, to assist with her ministerial engagements in Latin America.

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