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BBC World Service: Finance

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 24823, tabled on 20 January 2025

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 on

23 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.

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