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British Council: Finance

Commons · Question 27525 · Tabled 30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department has provided to the British Council in the 2024-25 financial year; what information his Department holds on the level of funding provided to e

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 5 Feb 2025

In 2024/25, the FCDO will provide the British Council with £162.5 million Grant-in-Aid funding. The British Council is projected to generate £885 million from other sources over the same period, according to its Corporate Plan 2024-25. This self-generated...