§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the locations of the British Council(a) headquarters and (b) other buildings in the United Kingdom, providing a breakdown of (i) staff numbers, (ii) salary costs and (iii) running costs for each building in (1) London and (2) Scotland. [36184]
§ Mr. FatchettThe British Council's headquarters are located in London and Manchester. In addition, the Council has a presence, which may range from a single room to part of a building, in Aberdeen, Bangor, Belfast, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Canterbury, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Guildford, Huddersfield, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, London (Portland Place and Telford Way), Loughborough, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth, Reading, Southampton and Warwick.
The details for London and Scotland are as follows (1997–98 figures):
Running costs (£) Salary costs (£) Staff numbers London 13,800,000 580 Spring Gardens (Headquarters) 2,952,005 Portland Place 339,230 Telford Way 281,790 Scotland 600,000 25 Glasgow 14,000 Aberdeen 4,000 Edinburgh 60,000 Note:
Running costs include reception staff, rent, rates, utilities, maintenance, cleaning, security, restaurant.