Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 61056
British Council: Closures
Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025
Question
Kim Johnson
Labour — Liverpool Riverside
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
Catherine WestThe 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...
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