Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 119608

Ministers: Languages

Tabled: 10 March 2026

Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Ministers have received any coaching in foreign languages funded by the department since July 2024.

Answer

Seema Malhotra

Since July 2024 one minister has received coaching in a foreign language funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.