§ Mr. LitherlandTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from what source the redundancy payments for the employees of the British Council who lose their jobs will be funded. [28970]
§ Mr. HanleyRedundancy payments and other compensation arrangements will be made by the British Council. The possibility of the Government helping the British Council with some of these restructuring costs is currently being considered in the context of the studies being carried out with the aim of avoiding overseas post closures.