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BBC World Service

Asked by Damien EganLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 8 April 2025UIN 40791

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the BBC World Service is able to continue broadcasting to audiences in regions impacted by censorship and media regulations.

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

The BBC are operationally and editorially independent and decide the most effective and efficient way to deliver the BBC World Service.

At a time where media freedom is under threat across the world, the World Service provides impartial accurate news to a global audience of 320 million.

It reaches audiences living in authoritarian and conflict-affected states, where accurate information is most restricted. 75 per cent of its audience are based in countries with low or no media freedom.

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