Those figures compare rather well with 108 offices in 79 countries some 15 years ago. As regards the countries about which my noble friend asked, the office in Azerbaijan was provided by commercial money. There is no office in Georgia and in Tashkent the office is very small indeed. My noble friend should compare the relative interests. That involves looking at where the money can be found and the priorities.
Priorities are never easy, but they are important.
My Lords, the Foreign Office has a very limited sum of money to spend on British Council offices. My Lords, Armenia is not being ignored. There is a close affinity with Armenia. It is correct that the United Kingdom took the lead in the First World War. But we have to be realistic.