BBC World Service: Finance
(asked on 20th January 2025) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the BBC on the funding model for the BBC World Service.
Answered by
Hamish Falconer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 23rd January 2025
The Government is committed to determining a long-term sustainable funding model for the World Service. This will be done through Charter Review.
FCDO Ministers engage routinely with the BBC on a range of issues, including the World Service funding model.