Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2026 to Question 33838, for what reasons he referred to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025/26 for details of 2026/27 funding allocations; and if he will provide a breakdown by grant, programme, and purpose of the £173 million Grant-in-Aid and £10 million Spending Review funding for 2026/27.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) 2025/26 sets out the annual Grant-in-Aid funding for the British Council for 2025/26, 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29. The Government provided a one-off cash injection of £10 million for 2026/27 to support the British Council to restructure its grant-funded operations. A breakdown of spending and detail on global programmes will be provided in the British Council's ARA for 2025/26, due to be published before the end of this year.