BBC World Service: Redundancy
Lords · Question HL4584 · Tabled 30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Blunkett
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 29 January (HL4288), what discussions they have had with the BBC regarding the announcement on 29 January to make redundancies in the World Service.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 10 Feb 2025
The BBC are operationally, editorially independent and decide the most effective and efficient way to deliver the World Service, this includes staffing matters.Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Ministers engage routinely with the BBC on ...