§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Lord Privy Seal what the budget for the British Council was in 1978–79 and 1979–80 and will be in 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83 and 109W 1983–84; and what will be the percentage increase or decrease in real terms for each of these years.
£million on 1979 survey prices 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Total Budget of Which: … 102.8 101.3 N.A N.A. N.A N.A. Government Grants … 41.5 40.7 36.1 34.5 33.2 32.2 The percentage reduction in Government grants compared with 1978–79 is:
Figures for the total budget are not available beyond 1979–80 because the other components besides Government grants, such as agency money, aid administration payments and the council's other earned income are not yet known.
1979–80 1.93 1980–81 13.0 1981–82 16.9 1982–83 20 1983–84 22.4