British Council: Staff
Lords · Question HL15575 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Debbonaire
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to review the impact on the UK's soft power of reductions in British Council staff.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 26 Mar 2026
This Government is providing a non-Official Development Assistance (ODA) uplift of £40 million across the Spending Review period (2026/27 to 2028/29) to the British Council. This supports our objective of a financially sustainable British Council for the ...