§ Sir Alastair GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what measures she proposes to take to ensure that the work funded by the grant in aid 249W to the British Council reflects her Department's aims of eliminating poverty in poorer countries; and if she will make a statement. [41806]
§ Clare ShortAs part of the Departmental Spending Review, we are looking at the present funding arrangements of the Grant-in-Aid and the uses to which the funds are put. The outcome of the Reviews will be known by the summer.