Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 61057
British Council: Loans
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 merits of reducing the interest repayments on the loan given to the British Council in response to reduced commercial revenues du
Answer
Catherine WestThe 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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