Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 28082

British Council

Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 10 February 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the continued operation of the British Council in countries where other hostile state actors are present.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
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.The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) works with th...
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