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British Council

Asked by Adam JogeeLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 25 February 2026UIN 114487

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the British Council.

Answered by Chris Elmore

I refer the Hon Member to the answer I provided on 28 October in response to question 906060, and to the oral evidence provided to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 9 December by the Permanent Under-Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and on 16 December by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, where this issue was addressed at length.

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