The future of the BBC World Service

International Development Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 23 Apr 2024 Closed: 24 Mar 2025 Parliament page
BBC World Service provides trusted news to radio, TV and digital audiences around the world in 42 languages including English, reaching a global audience of 318 million. It is chiefly funded by the UK Licence Fee with additional grant funding of £104.4mn [FY 23/24 and 24/25 respectively] from the Foreign, … Read more
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Activity timeline 3 events
31 Jan
2025
Correspondence
17 Dec
2024
Oral evidence
17 Dec
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
17 Dec 2024
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Helen Martin · Department for Culture, Media and Sport Jonathan Munro · BBC Patricia Seex · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Stephanie Peacock MP · Department for Culture, Media and Sport The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Tim Davie CBE · BBC
Correspondence 1 letter
31 Jan 2025 To committee Letter from Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Chair, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Rt Hon Dame Emily Thornberry MP, Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sarah Champion MP, Chair, International Development Committee, to Baroness Chapman of Darlington, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Latin America and Caribbean), Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Stephanie Peacock MP, Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, regarding the future of the BBC World Service, 30 January 2025
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