BBC Overseas Service

HC Deb 10 February 1988 vol 127 c233W

Mr. Cummings

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will indicate in real terms the grant payable to the BBC overseas service over the last five years.

Mr. Mellor

The total grants-in-aid of the BBC external services in the last five years for broadcasting and monitoring were as follows:

	Total £ million	Real increase on previous year percentage
1982–83	70.9	5
1983–84	77.6	5
1984–85	81.1	0
1985–86	90.0	5
1986–87	98.8	7