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UK Soft Power Council

Asked by Dame Caroline DinenageConservativeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 22 June 2026UIN 9550

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of Soft Power Council sessions have had a CMS Minister in attendance.

Answered by Ian Murray

The Soft Power Council has met four times. All Soft Power Council meetings have been co-chaired by a DCMS Minister. The Secretary of State has co-chaired the meeting twice, and I have co-chaired the meeting once, as did the previous DCMS Minister of State.

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