Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 61057

British Council: Loans

Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the interest repayments on the loan given to the British Council in response to reduced commercial revenues du

Answer

Catherine West
The previous Government made available up to £200 million in loans during the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure the British Council remained solvent, to support restructuring, and to help the British Council return to surplus. The loan was made on commercial te...

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