§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will publish his review of the funding arrangements for BBC World Service Monitoring since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [103541]
§ Mr. HainThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as sponsor Department, is currently undertaking a two-year review with the other Stakeholder Departments (MOD, BBC World Service and Cabinet Office) of BBC Monitoring's Overall Operating Regime. This was provided for in the 1996 agreement between BBCM and the FCO which came into force in April 1997. A decision on publication will be taken when the review is complete.
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§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs since 1997, what has been the financial contribution to BBC World Service Monitoring of(a) his Department, (b) the MOD, (c) BBC World Service and (d) other sources, together with the names of those sources; and what are the forecast contributions for each of the next three years. [103542]
§ Mr. HainThe financial contributions to BBC Monitoring for the years 1997–1998 to 1999–2000 are:
£000 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 FCO 17,181 7,011 7,457 MOD 7,165 7,275 7,404 BBC World Service 4,115 4,162 4,266 Cabinet Office 168 172 180 Other 1,595 2,340 2,952 Total Income 20,224 20,960 22,259 1 This includes a £250k capital roll-over from 1996–1997. The "other sources" include other parts of the BBC and commercial revenue. Contributions for 2000–2001 are still under consideration; funding for 2001–2004 is subject to agreement on the 2000 Spending Round.