Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the British Council to help it perform its functions.

This financial year (2025/26), the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is providing the British Council with £163.1 million in Grant-in-Aid to support its aims of promoting the English language, UK arts and culture, and education.

While the British Council's Board of Trustees is ultimately responsible for the British Council's financial sustainability, the FCDO is supporting the British Council to deliver a financial turnaround plan to ensure the finances are on a long-term stable footing.