Written question asked by Ben Chapman (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 February 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 February 2000. It was answered by Lord Hain (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 February 2000 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what extra grant was allocated by his Department to the British Council for opening the new country directorates in (a) Bolivia and (b) Cuba.

Answer: Mr. Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what extra grant was allocated by his Department to the British Council for opening the new country directorates in (a) Bolivia and (b) Cuba. [111262] Mr. Hain: The British Council is provided with grant-in-aid funding for its activities world-wide. This Government provided the Council with an increase in its grant-in-aid at the first opportunity, ie in the Comprehensive Spending Review settlement covering 1999-2000 to 2001-02. The Council makes decisions on the allocation of resources for its activities, in consultation with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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