Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 68676

BBC World Service: Finance

Tabled: 16 July 2025

Answered: 22 July 2025

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Question

Jayne Kirkham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the BBC on the potential impact of changes to the level of funding for BBC World Service on the capacity of the BBC to deliver content in oth

Answer

Catherine West

The Government is in close touch with the BBC on a range of issues - we have regular discussions at Ministerial, senior and official levels. The BBC is the main funder of the World Service and is editorially and operationally independent. It decides the m...

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