BBC: Finance
Lords · Question HL5789 · Tabled 13 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Storey
To ask His Majesty's Government whether their reduction of funding for international aid will affect the funding given to the BBC.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 24 Mar 2025
HM Government highly values the BBC World Service. That is why HM Government is providing the BBC World Service with a funding uplift of £32.6 million (31 per cent) in 2025/26, taking HM Government's total contribution to £137 million.The Prime Minister a...