United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 95931
BBC Persian Service: Finance
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24 November 2022
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2 December 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of trends in the level of funding for BBC Persian Radio on access to impartial news and information for people in Iran.
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24 November 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of trends in the level of funding for BBC Persian Radio on access to impartial news and information for people in Iran.
Source: Commons
2 December 2022
Answer
The FCDO strongly values the BBC World Service's role in bringing high-quality and impartial broadcasting to audiences in need. Under recent BBC proposals, whilst radio broadcasts for BBC Persian will cease, TV broadcasting will continue and investment in...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-24/95931
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1545401
- uk · wq-1545401 · source updated 2 December 2022