§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 12 July 1999,Official Report, column 55, what projection he has made of the estimated loss of revenue over the next three years as a result of the withdrawal of DFID contracts from the British Council. [92164]
§ Mr. HoonThe British Council estimates that the value of DFID contracts it will implement will decline from £56.7 million in 1998–99 to £25.8 million in 2001–02, a fall of £30.9 million. The revenue will decrease form £11.0 million to £4.9 million, a reduction of £6.1 million.
In addition, based on trends in the decline of the number of trainees, the value of the Technical Co-operation Contract will decrease from £19.4 million in 1998–99 to £6.8 million. The revenue will decrease from £3.7 million to £1.3 million, a drop of £2.4 million.
In total revenue will decrease from £14.7 million in 1998–99 to £6.2 million, a drop of £8.5 million.