HL Deb 24 July 2000 vol 616 cc19-20WA
Lord Ahmed

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What have been the annual budgets of the British Council since 1990; and what projects have been funded by the British Council in Sudan since 1996. [HL3357]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

The turnover figures for the British Council since 1990 are as follows:

£000s
1990ߝ91 362,372
1991ߝ92 382,129
1992ߝ93 413,201
1993ߝ94 402,259
1994ߝ95 426,919
1995ߝ96 422,647
1996ߝ97 433,864
1997ߝ98 412,662
1998ߝ99 424,639
1999ߝ2000 429,560

The British Council has funded the following ongoing activities in Sudan since 1996: library and information services, English language development, governance and human rights and cultural heritage projects and promotion of the UK. Additionally, until 1998 the council worked in basic and higher, as well as medical and environmental education.