§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his Department's estimated expenditure on(a) radio programming, (b) television and (c) British Satellite News, for the current financial year; and what were the figures for each service over the last three years. [40428]
§ Mr. FatchettTotal expenditure on(a) radio programming, (b) television and (c) British Satellite News (BSN) for the current financial year and last three years is as follows:
£ 1998–99 budget 1997–98 outturn 1996–97 outturn 1995–96 outturn Radio 1,644,000 1,475,338 1,245,544 1,343,000 Television 997,637 1,512,719 1,289,864 1,844,883 BSN 2,102,000 2,322,187 2,257,477 2,147,546
§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's future spending plans for international broadcasting; and if he will make a statement. [40429]
§ Mr. FatchettWe are examining with the Treasury how we deploy all our resources, including those dedicated to the World Service, as part of the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review.