MP: Government must break logjam During Defence Questions in the House of Commons today, John Baron MP asked, “As the Chair of the British Council APPG, I have been raising the plight of the 170 British Council contractors who remain in Afghanistan, 85 of whom are deemed by the Government to be at ‘very...
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MP: Looks forward to Prime Minister’s input Today at Prime Minister’s Questions, John Baron MP asked, “The Prime Minister will recall that I have previously raised the plight of the roughly 170 British Council contractors who remain in Afghanistan in fear of their lives – of whom 85 are assessed to be at ‘very...
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MP: No closures in overseas network The British Council All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been campaigning for a funding settlement which ensured no further closures to the organisation’s overseas network. Yesterday the Foreign Secretary wrote to John Baron MP, the Chair of the British Council APPG, with details of the British Council’s budget over...
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MP: Britain owes a debt to these contractors Yesterday in the House of Commons the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, updated MPs on Government business. In the Chamber, John asked, “The Government and the British people have provided extensive support to Ukrainian refugees, but around 200 British Council contractors remain in Afghanistan,...
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MP: Soft Power Closures make no sense During Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons this afternoon, John asked, “On Monday the Foreign Secretary agreed with me that we needed to expand our soft power capabilities at this uncertain period. Yet the Government is imminently about to take a funding decision which may...
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MP: British Council closures must not go ahead Yesterday John Baron MP led a Westminster Hall debate on the future of soft power. John is the Chairman of the British Council All-Party Parliamentary Group. In the debate, John said, “We have to do more to realise that democracy needs defending. We have to step...
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MP: British Council network must be protected from further closures Today at Prime Minister’s Questions, John Baron MP questioned Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP about funding for the British Council. Pressures on the British Council’s finances during the pandemic, and the Government’s refusal to fully plug the shortfall, have required the closure of 20...
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MP highlighted plight of British Council workers in Afghanistan Yesterday in the House of Commons, John Baron MP raised a Point of Order with the Speaker to highlight a meeting he had been promised by the Defence Secretary on 15th November about the plight of the 200 Afghans who worked with the British Council....
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MP wishes James Cleverly MP a swift recovery Today in Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Questions in the House of Commons, John asked, “Further to my constructive Adjournment debate with Rt Hon Member for Braintree on the British Council, and given the FCDO’s overall budget will be increasing 21% over the three years of the...
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MP: 40 closures would be a disaster During today’s Adjournment debate in the House of Commons, which was called by John Baron MP, Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, FCDO Minister, was questioned about British Council funding. John is the Chairman of the British Council All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), which opposed the Government’s decision in...
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