Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 127226

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, what steps the Government is taking to support the British Council in addressing identified financial pressures; and what further assistance is under consideration to ensure

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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