Written questions

UK Soft Power Council

Commons · Question 28975 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 10 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the criteria were for appointing members of the Soft Power Council; and whether those members will provide declarations of interests for publication.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 10 Feb 2025

Members were identified based on their expertise and real-world experience in soft power and foreign policy domains. As is standard in appointment processes, due diligence and conflicts of interest declarations checks were carried out. These will not be p...