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registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	BBC World Service: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they provided for the BBC World Service in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL6581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>Since 2016, the FCDO has provided over £468 million to the World Service through the World2020 programme, funding 12 language services and enhancements to services in Arabic, Russian, Thai and English, to enable digital transformation and counter disinformation.</p><p>At last year's Spending Review, we agreed to provide the World Service with a flat-cash funding settlement of £283 million over 2022-2025. The FCDO also provided an additional £1.44 million in financial year 2022-23 for countering disinformation in Russia and Ukraine, alongside a £2.66 million contribution from the DCMS in 2021-22.</p><p>As part of the Integrated Review Refresh, the Government announced it would provide a one-off uplift of £20 million over two years to the BBC to protect all 42 World Service languages, in recognition of the crucial role the World Service plays in supporting UK soft power, projecting UK culture and values overseas and in countering harmful disinformation.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 23/03/2023 13:40:04 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1439970

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	BBC World Service: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what the level of funding will be for the BBC World Service from April 2022.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL6882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2022 answer text <p>We strongly value the work of the BBC World Service and its independent and impartial broadcasting. In 2021-22, the FCDO is providing a total of £94.4 million to the World Service. The FCDO is committed to providing funding for the BBC World Service through to 2025, with final allocations to be confirmed after the conclusion of the FCDO business planning process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/03/2022 14:20:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1439977

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	BBC World Service: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they provide directly to support the BBC World Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>We strongly value the work of the BBC World Service and its independent and impartial broadcasting. In 2021-22, the FCDO is providing a total of £94.4 million to the World Service. The FCDO is committed to providing funding for the BBC World Service through to 2025, with final allocations to be confirmed after the conclusion of the FCDO business planning process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/03/2022 15:52:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1417124

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	BBC World Service: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement of a two-year freeze in the BBC Licence Fee, what assurances they can provide on future funding of the BBC World Service; and what assessment they have made of whether planned funding will be sufficient to sustain the services it provides.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that the BBC World Service plays across the globe. As part of the announcement on the BBC's licence fee the Culture Secretary made it clear that the BBC should continue to make a substantive investment from the licence fee into the World Service to ensure that it continues to reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world - in English and through its language services. In 2021-22, the FCDO is providing £94.4 million to the World Service to fund 12 language services alongside an additional £8 million to tackle disinformation and develop digital platforms. The FCDO is committed to providing grant-in-aid funding for the BBC World Service through to 2025. Final allocations will be confirmed after the conclusion of the FCDO business planning process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/02/2022 11:55:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1381581

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	BBC World Service: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will continue grant in aid funding beyond the World 2020 programme for the BBC World Service, which ends in March 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is committed to providing grant-in-aid funding for the BBC World Service through to 2025. The details of the settlement are still to be finalised.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL4324 question first answered 07/12/2021 16:00:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1381582

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	BBC World Service: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what settlement they have reached with the BBC World Service for grant in aid funding after March 2022; and what impact they expect this will have on services, including (1) cuts, and (2) staff reductions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is committed to providing grant-in-aid funding for the BBC World Service through to 2025. The details of the settlement are still to be finalised.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL4323 question first answered 07/12/2021 16:00:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

780309

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	BBC World Service: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the BBC World Service received in government subsidy in each of the last ten years.
tabling member printed	Lord Dobbs
uin	HL2673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Prior to 2013/14 the Government provided the BBC World Service with Grant-in-Aid funding through the Foreign and ​​Commonwealth Office. From 2014/15 onwards core World Service activity was funded through the Licence Fee. In 2015 the Government announced additional funding for the World Service for the BBC World 2020 programme. £291 million will be invested from 2016/17 to 2019/20 to expand provision, including the creation of 12 new language services. New and enhanced services for BBC World Service will provide more people around the world with access to accurate, impartial and independent information.</p><p>The published BBC figures for government funding to the World Service, including Grant-in-Aid prior to 2014/15 and BBC World 2020 funding from 2016/17, are therefore as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>265.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>268.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>265.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>255.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>244.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>238.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>34.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>85.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/11/2017 17:44:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4192 label Biography information for Lord Dobbs

528831

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	BBC World Service: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Scottish legislative consent is a necessary condition before Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty can be invoked on behalf of the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text No, a legislative consent motion is not required. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 11/07/2016 13:31:15 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill