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UK Soft Power Council

Asked by Adam JogeeLabourTreasuryTabled Answered 9 June 2026UIN 5578

The question

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

Answered by Rachel Blake

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 is not held centrally and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

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