Select Committee · Foreign Affairs Committee
The future of the BBC World Service
Status: Closed
Opened: 5 Nov 2024
Closed: 20 May 2026
This inquiry asks how the BBC World Service is funded and run, and whether the reduction of funding will have an impact on the UK’s soft power abroad.
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2024 | Dr Jieun Kiaer · Hertford College, University of Oxford, Dr Nicholas Westcott · SOAS, University of London, Jamie Angus, Martin Scott · University of East Anglia, The Baroness Helic | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2025 | — | Correspondence between the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs, International Develop… |
| 30 Apr 2025 | — | Correspondence with Tim Davie and Jonathan Munro relating to BBC World Service,… |
| 4 Mar 2025 | — | Correspondence with Tim Davie CBE and Jonathan Munro relating to the BBC World … |
| 4 Mar 2025 | — | Correspondence with Tim Davie CBE and Jonathan Munro relating to the BBC World … |
| 4 Mar 2025 | — | Correspondence with Baroness Chapman and Minister Peacock relating to BBC World… |
| 4 Mar 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the BBC relating to the publication of correspondence between the F… |
| 31 Jan 2025 | From cttee | Letter to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and to the Minister for Sp… |