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 Cabinet colleagues on funding for the BBC World Service beyond the 2025-26 financial year.
Answered by
Hamish Falconer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 23rd January 2025
Government funding for the World Service beyond 2025/26 will be determined through Phase 2 of Spending Review 2025.
FCDO Ministers have and continue to engage relevant departments on matters affecting the BBC World Service including funding and will continue to do this through the Spending Review process.