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The Committee on Soft Power and the UK’s Influence - publications

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    • Reports and associated evidence - reports and evidence featuring written submissions and corrected oral evidence published at the conclusion of Committee inquiries. Evidence is periodically updated over the course of an inquiry an dis not finalised until the relevant Report is published.
    • Uncorrected oral evidence - transcripts of oral evidence not yet approved by the Committee or witnesses.
    • Other oral evidence - corrected transcripts of oral evidence, usually taken for scrutiny purposes or for ad hoc/regular evidence sessions with Ministers.
    • Evidence - written submissions and corrected oral evidence published for scrutiny purposes or for ad hoc/regular evidence sessions with Ministers.
    • Responses to Reports - Government Department and European Commission responses to reports.
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    • Correspondence - correspondence received and sent by the Committee excluding ministerial correspondence.
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Evidence

Uncorrected oral evidence

  • Uncorrected evidence - (15 July 2013) (PDF)Published 25 July 2013

    Martin Davidson CMG, Chief Executive, British Council, Peter Horrocks, Director, BBC World Service and Dr Jonathan Williams, Deputy Director, British Museum

  • Uncorrected Transcript (8 July 2013) (PDF)Published 19 July 2013

    Nicholas Beadle CMG, Senior Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Lt General Simon Mayall CB, Defence Senior Adviser for Middle East and Steve McCarthy, Director of International Security Policy, Ministry of Defence - 8 July 2013

  • Uncorrected Transcript - (24 June 2013) (PDF)Published 04 July 2013

    Professor Michael Cox, Professor of International Relations, Head of Programme for Transatlantic Relations, Co-Director of LSE-IDEAS, London School of Economics (LSE), John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist, and Lord Williams of Baglan, Chatham House

Committee Bulletin

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