HC Deb 02 July 1997 vol 297 cc193-4W
Mr. Colvin

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the future Government funding of the British Council, indicating the split between his Department and the Department for International Development. [6290]

Mr. Fatchett

This Department and the Department for International Development, together with other government departments, are currently examining the deployment of all their resources, including those dedicated to the British Council, as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review. The findings of the review will be submitted to the Cabinet's Committee.