Asked by: Lord Inglewood (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure the British Council will not sell its art collection.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The British Council's Board of Trustees is ultimately responsible for the British Council's financial sustainability.
The Government highly values the British Council as a UK soft power asset and is committed to working with the British Council to ensure its financial sustainability. The FCDO is exploring all options with the British Council and the Treasury to ensure this.
Asked by: Lord Inglewood (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the average number of British citizens who are in other EU countries, either temporarily or permanently, at any one time.
Answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns
United Nation migration statistics from 2015 estimate that there are around 1.2 million British nationals living in the EU.
Asked by: Lord Inglewood (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether, in the event of a member state leaving the European Union, legislation on that country's statute book that originated at European Union level remains law until expressly removed by domestic legislative procedures.
Answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns
In general terms, national legislation which is validly adopted in accordance with national procedures will remain valid until it expires, is amended or repealed.