HL Deb 03 July 2000 vol 614 c113WA
Baroness Rawlings

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Answer by Baroness Amos on 20 June (H.L. Deb., col. 150), what role the British Council will play in developing primary and secondary education in developing countries. [HL2979]

Baroness Amos

The council undertakes work for the Department for International Development (DFID) under contract arrangements. This is carried out on an entirely commercial basis, with the council competing against others who provide services in the areas of interest to the council. DFID will continue to invite the council to submit proposals to manage work it is commissioning in these and other areas of our development policy.