BBC World Service: Finance
Commons · Question 65229 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of funding English-language BBC World Service (a) content through the licence fee and (b) language servi
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 11 Jul 2025
The World Service English service is part funded by BBC Licence Fee and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Grant-in-Aid. Any changes to that funding model will be explored through the Charter Review process, led by the Department for Culture...