| Heading: |
British Council |
| Question ID: |
1786062 |
| UIN: |
HL5890 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
2735 |
| Asking Member display name: |
The Earl of Dundee
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
The Earl of Dundee
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what actions they will take this year to help prevent the British Council closing more offices. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-28 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
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| Answering Member handle: |
JennyChapman
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JennyChapman
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| Answer text: |
The Government is committed to working with the British Council to ensure its financial sustainability. These issues are being considered in the round as part of the Spending Review process, which will allocate departmental budgets between 2026-27 and 202... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |