British Council (Hansard, 2 December 1999)

HC Deb 02 December 1999 vol 340 c297W 297W

§ Mr. Streeter
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what amounts were paid by her Department to the British Council in respect of work carried out overseas in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 1998–99; and what is the estimated figure for the current financial period. [100054]

§ Clare Short
The Department for International Development's payments to the British Council in respect of work carried out overseas from 1997 to the current financial period are as follows:

£million

1997–98 44.8

1998–99 40.4

1999–2000 ¹32.8

¹ figure for the financial year 1999–2000 is the current total to date

	£million
1997–98	44.8
1998–99	40.4
1999–2000	¹32.8
¹ figure for the financial year 1999–2000 is the current total to date