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Commons · Question 27279 · Tabled 29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2025

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Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the British Council (a) funding model and (b) loan repayment terms on the effectiveness of the British Coun

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 3 Feb 2025

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has provided the British Council with £162.5 million Grant-in-Aid in 2024/25. The British Council's Board of Trustees is ultimately responsible for the British Council's financial sustainability. The...