BBC EXTERNAL SERVICES: GRANT-IN-AID

HL Deb 07 February 1985 vol 459 cc1303-4WA

Lord Diamond

asked Her Majesty's Government:

To state the amount of money available to the BBC External Services, at constant prices, for each year from 1978–79 to 1987–88.

Baroness Young

The amount of the grant-in-aid of the BBC External Service for each year from 1978–79 to 1987–88 is as follows:

(£ million at 1985–86 prices)
	Current	Capital	Total
1978–79	63.8	5.4	69.2
1979–80	62.6	5.6	68.2
1980–81	66.9	6.8	73.7
1981–82	68.7	7.8	76.5
1982–83	69.8	11.2	81.0
1983–84	71.7	13.2	84.9
1984–85	73.4	11.4	84.8
1985–86	74.7	16.1	90.8
1986–87	74.2	19.9	94.1
1987–88	74.2	19.9	94.1

The levels of the grant-in-aid for 1986–87 and 1987–88 are estimates, subject to revision in the annual Public Expenditure Survey.