| Heading: |
British Council |
| Question ID: |
1789101 |
| UIN: |
HL6168 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-26 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4223 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Bakewell
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| Asking Member handle: |
JDBakewell
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@JDBakewell
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to the funding of the British Council, and to the scope and geographic coverage of its future activities. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-04 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
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| Answering Member handle: |
JennyChapman
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JennyChapman
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| Answer text: |
These issues are being considered in the round as part of the Spending Review process, which will allocate departmental budgets between FY 2026-27 and 2028-29.In an increasingly digital age, the British Council's impact should be judged by the outcomes it... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |