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UIN 83668

BBC World Service: Finance

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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9 November 2022

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21 November 2022 · Answer

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21 November 2022

Summary

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.

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  1. 9 November 2022

    Written question

    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.

    Source: Commons

  2. 21 November 2022

    Answer

    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 an...

    Source: Written answer

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