BBC World Service (Hansard, 29 July 1997)

HC Deb 29 July 1997 vol 299 c157W 157W

§ Mr. Gerald Howarth
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the change in spending in real terms on the BBC World Service between 1979 and 1997. [11161]

§ Mr. Tony Lloyd
Funding for the World Service has increased by approximately 50 per cent. in real terms since 1979.