BBC World Service: Finance
Commons · Question 70438 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
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
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 10 Sep 2025
Grant-in-Aid funding for the BBC World Service will be decided through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office allocations process in the autumn.