Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 70438
BBC World Service: Finance
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025
Question
Sir Julian Smith
Conservative — Skipton and Ripon
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating BBC World Service funding on a three year basis.
Answer
Seema MalhotraGrant-in-Aid funding for the BBC World Service will be decided through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office allocations process in the autumn.