BBC World Service 2024-25

Public Accounts Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 30 Jul 2025 Parliament page
Globally, the BBC World Service, which aims to reflect the UK, its culture and values to the world, had a weekly audience of 320m in 2023-24. Since 2022, the BBC has reduced expenditure on the BBC World Service, in part driven by falling licence fee income, with savings plans announced … Read more
5 Recommendations
22 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 4 events
13 Mar
2026
Report published
26 Jan
2026
Correspondence
8 Jan
2026
Oral evidence
8 Jan
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
8 Jan 2026
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Fiona Crack · BBC World Service Jonathan Munro · BBC Tim Davie CBE · BBC
Title HC No. Published Items Response
72nd Report - BBC World Service HC 1299 13 Mar 2026 27 Overdue
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
1 Conclusion Acknowledged
72nd Report - BBC World Service
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the British Broadcasting Company (the BBC) on the BBC World Services’ planning and implementation of its savings programmes since 2022.1
Government Response
The BBC agrees with the Committee’s recommendation and highlights ongoing efforts to improve regional governance and accountability. The UK has recently assumed the role of Chair of the Media Freedom Coalition, a partnership of governments working together to promote and protect media freedom globally.
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Government Response AI assessment · 6 of 5 classified
Accepted 4
Acknowledged 1
Rejected 1
Total 5 recs + 22 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
26 Jan 2026 To committee Letter from the Global Director of BBC News relating to the Committee’s evidence session on 08 January 2026 on BBC World Service 2024–25, 21 January 2026
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