Question follow-through · 65230
BBC Arabic Service and BBC Persian Service: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the level of funding for BBC (a) Arabic and (b) Persian services on his Department's strategy in
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 11 Jul 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the level of funding for BBC (a) Arabic and (b) Persian services on his Department's strategy in
9 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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11 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office received its funding settlement for financial year (FY) 26-27 to FY 28-29 on 11 June. The Department is now starting work to determine future allocations for all spend, including the World Service language ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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