Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2021 to Question 76782, on British Council: Closures, if she will publish the thorough assessment of how the British Council's priorities link to the Government's foreign policy objectives.

The Integrated Review, published in July 2021, recognised the British Council's contribution to the Government's ambition for Global Britain. The Prime Minister's foreword referred to the Council as one of the 'vital instruments of our influence overseas'. The British Council are in the process of determining their future operating model and the FCDO will continue to work closely with the British Council on delivery of our shared priorities.