A question on #BritishCouncil #Loans tabled by Kim Johnson on 18-06-2025 has been answered by Catherine West.

Heading: British Council: Loans
Question ID: 1814195
UIN: 61057
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-18
Asking Member ID: 4824
Asking Member display name: Kim Johnson
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Kim Johnson
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the interest repayments on the loan given to the British Council in response to reduced commercial revenues du
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Date answered: 2025-06-25
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Answering Member ID: 4523
Answering Member display name: Catherine West
Answering Member handle: catherinewest1
Answering Member Twitter reference: @catherinewest1
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Answer text: The previous Government made available up to £200 million in loans during the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure the British Council remained solvent, to support restructuring, and to help the British Council return to surplus. The loan was made on commercial te...
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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