BBC World Service: Finance

(asked on 9th November 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits for the UK's international soft power of increasing the amount of funding for the BBC World Service.


Answered by
David Rutley Portrait
David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 21st November 2022

The Government greatly values the work of the BBC World Service, as recognised in the Integrated Review.

The FCDO is providing the World Service with flat cash funding of £283 million over the three-year spending review period, equating to £94.4 million annually. This year, the FCDO will provide a further £1.44 million dedicated to countering disinformation emanating from the Kremlin with trusted and impartial content.

The Government remains committed to the World Service, and its important role in delivering high quality, accurate and independent broadcasting worldwide.

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