§ Mr. Manderasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps are being taken to appoint a new chairman of the British Council in place of the late Lord Lloyd?
§ Mr. Eden:I am glad to inform the hon. Member that, with my approval, the Executive Committee of the British Council have appointed my right hon. Friend, the Member for Mitcham (Sir M. Robertson) to be Chairman of the British Council. I should like to take this opportunity to tell the House that Lord Snell has been appointed as one of the Vice-Chairmen of the Council.