Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 127223

British Council: Finance

Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 17 April 2026

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how the Government is assessing the financial sustainability of the British Council over the next 3 years; and what metrics or criteria are being used in that assessment.

Answer

Chris Elmore
I refer the Hon Member to (a) the answer I provided on 28 October 2025 in response to question 906060, (b) the oral evidence provided to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 9 December 2025 by the Permanent Under-Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Dev...

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