Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 100070

British Council: Finance

Tabled: 15 December 2025

Answered: 18 December 2025

Question

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

Chris Elmore

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...

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