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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Member interest: |
false |
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 |
Is named day: |
false |
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Date answered: |
2025-06-25 |
Date answer corrected: |
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Is holding answer: |
false |
Is correcting answer: |
false |
Answering Member ID: |
4523 |
Answering Member display name: |
Catherine West
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Answering Member handle: |
catherinewest1
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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 |
Tweeted: |
true |