Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Monday, 22 November 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 26 November 1999. It was answered by Lord Hain (Labour) on Friday, 26 November 1999 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which British Council offices have opened in each of the last three years. - Including list.

Answer: Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which British Council offices have opened in each of the last three years. [99582] Mr. Hain: The following British Council offices opened during the last three years: 1996-97 Regional offices: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Fukuoka, Japan. Teaching centres: Russia, Turkey, India, Burma. 1997-98 Country offices: Cuba, Bolivia. Regional offices: Mandalay, Burma; Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Teaching centres: France, Bolivia, Senegal, Brazil. 1998-99 Regional offices: Nagoya, Japan. Teaching centres: South Africa, the Philippines, Taipei. 1999-2000 Regional offices: Auckland, New Zealand; Kosovo; Krakow, Poland. Teaching centres: Cyprus.

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