UK Development Partnership Assistance
Debate between Lord Lemos and Baroness Garden of Frognal
Lord Lemos (Lab)
Of course.
On the British Council, I am sure that we will continue to work on the problems raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Alexander, and I stress the Government’s commitment to it. I also draw attention to the fact that the Government increased the budget of the BBC World Service by £32 million. I also want to draw attention to the international education strategy, which a number of noble Lords mentioned.
We recognise that we cannot do everything, but we have a clear sense of what we are trying to achieve, which I think is shared around the House, and we are in pursuit of the more peaceful and prosperous future that people everywhere want to see.
The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Garden of Frognal) (LD)
My Lords, I much regret that the time allotted has run out, but we might allow just a couple of minutes for the noble Baroness.