Question follow-through · 97753
British Council: Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the closure of British Council offices.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 8 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 11 Dec 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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8 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the closure of British Council offices.
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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11 Dec 2025
Answer published
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 28 October to Question 906060.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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