| Heading: |
Russia: Diplomatic Service |
| Question ID: |
1787208 |
| UIN: |
40311 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-21 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5197 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
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| Asking Member handle: |
drnshastrihurst
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@drnshastrihurst
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of British diplomats posted to Russia have language proficiency in Russian at CEFR level C1 or higher. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-04 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4264 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephen Doughty
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| Answering Member handle: |
SDoughtyMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@SDoughtyMP
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
Around 70 members of staff of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office currently have valid exam passes in Russian at C1 level or above. Exam passes are valid for five years. |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |