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Erasmus+ Programme

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 30 January 2026UIN 107707

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 101957 on Erasmus+ Programme, whether the National Agency will be an arms’ length body.

Answered by Josh MacAlister

The department has commenced discussions with the British Council with a view to appointing them as the National Agency. The British Council is an arm’s-length body of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

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