BBC World Service (Hansard, 11 May 1994)

HC Deb 11 May 1994 vol 243 c162W 162W

§ Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commownealth Affairs what is the size of his Department's grant to the BBC World Service expressed over the next three years in both cash and constant price terms.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
Total grants-in-aid to the World Service in the 1994–95 to 1996–97 funding triennium, including the contribution from the MOD to monitoring, are as follows, in £ million:

1994–95 1995–96 1996–97

FCO grants-in-aid 171.5 175.0 175.0

MOD contribution 3.6 3.7 3.7

Total 175.2 178.8 178.8

at constant prices (using official GDP deflators) 175.2 172.3 168.1

(Figures rounded to the nearest 100K)

	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97
FCO grants-in-aid	171.5	175.0	175.0
MOD contribution	3.6	3.7	3.7
Total	175.2	178.8	178.8
at constant prices (using official GDP deflators)	175.2	172.3	168.1