Question follow-through · 127223
British Council: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how the Government is assessing the financial sustainability of the British Council over the next 3 years; and what metrics or criteria are being used in that assessment.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 14 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 17 Apr 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how the Government is assessing the financial sustainability of the British Council over the next 3 years; and what metrics or criteria are being used in that assessment.
16 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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17 Apr 2026
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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