British Council (Hansard, 17 July 1986)

§ Mr. Wigley
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much additional expenditure has been incurred by, and how much additional resources have been allocated to, the British Council, in order to safeguard the security of British Council employees and property overseas following the air attacks on Libya: and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Eggar
The British Council estimates its expenditure on extra security costs since the air attack on Libya as likely to be in the order of £700,000 in 1986–87. As regards additional resources for the Council, I would refer the hon. Member to my answer of 14 July to the hon. Member for Portsmouth, South (Mr. Hancock).

§ Mr. Wigley
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a table showing for each of the past seven years the level of funding made available by the Government to the British Council.

§ Mr. Eggar
The following table sets out the information requested. It covers the funding levels for the years 1979–80 to 1985–86.
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1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86

Other ODA Contributions:

Aid Administration 4.3 6.6 5.9 6.2 6.4 7.3 8.0

Technical Education and Training for Developing Countries 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0

Higher Education 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.0

TOTALS 49.2 55.1 63.5 68.5 73.4 81.6 86.3

	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86
Other ODA Contributions:
Aid Administration	4.3	6.6	5.9	6.2	6.4	7.3	8.0
Technical Education and Training for Developing Countries			1.4	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0
Higher Education			2.7	2.5	2.6	2.8	3.0
TOTALS	49.2	55.1	63.5	68.5	73.4	81.6	86.3