British Council: Closures
Commons · Question 61056 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of British Council offices overseas on British soft power.
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 25 Jun 2025
The British Council is operationally independent from the UK Government. Decisions relating to the size and model of its overseas network are operational matters for the British Council. In a digital age, the British Council's impact should be judged by t...