Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 47241
BBC World Service: Cost Effectiveness
Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the value for money of the BBC World Service in terms of (a) reach and (b) impact, when compared with spending by other states on comparable se
Answer
Catherine WestThe Government highly values the World Service, which makes a significant contribution to UK soft power. Soft power indices and perception studies regularly highlight the BBC's soft power attraction. Tapestry Research carried out an international study in...
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