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BBC Monitoring and BBC World Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 4.44 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, whether any of the additional funding allocated to the BBC World Service wil

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 6 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 12 Nov 2024
Answer: 14 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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6 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 4.44 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, whether any of the additional funding allocated to the BBC World Service wil
12 Nov 2024
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14 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Autumn Budget 2024 announced a government grant funding uplift for the BBC World Service in 2025-26. The uplift is for the BBC World Service only, ensuring it can continue to operate in 42 languages and helping to maintain its crisis response capabili...

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