BBC World Service: Foreign Relations
Commons · Question 19313 · Tabled 11 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the BBC World Service on UK soft power and diplomacy.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 19 Dec 2024
The former UN Secretary-General described the BBC World Service as 'perhaps Britain's greatest gift to the world'. Independent studies show that the BBC's global reputation contributes to perceptions of the UK as an attractive and trusted country. Against...