BBC World Service: Finance
(asked on 18th October 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the resources available to the BBC World Service.
Answered by
Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
In a time where the world faces huge challenges, the Government is fully committed to a successful BBC World Service that continues to provide essential, impartial and accurate news coverage and programming reaching millions of people across the globe.
Government funding for the World Service in financial year 25-26 will be determined as part of the upcoming Spending Review.
The Secretary of State regularly engages in conversations with Cabinet colleagues, and recent discussions with relevant colleagues have referenced the resources available to the BBC World Service.