Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 16 March 2026.
Neil Shastri-Hurst
Conservative, Solihull West and Shirley
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of diplomatic officers posted to Russia who are proficient in Russian to C1 CEFR level or higher.
Neil Shastri-Hurst
Conservative, Solihull West and Shirley
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of diplomatic officers posted to China who are proficient in Chinese to C1 CEFR level or higher.
Seema Malhotra
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 November 2025 in response to Question 86285.
Yes1 person thinks so
No1 person thinks not
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