British Council: Finance
Commons · Question 100070 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what options her Department is exploring to support the British Council’s financial resilience, including grant support, loan refinancing, or alternative funding mechanisms.
Answer
Answered by Chris Elmore, 18 Dec 2025
I refer the Hon Member to the answer I provided on 28 October in response to question 906060, and to the oral evidence provided to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 9 December by the Permanent Under-Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Of...