§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the cost of the 10 hours of programmes provided by the BBC for S4C each week in each of the last five years. [71757]
§ Dr. HowellsThe cost to the BBC of providing programmes to S4C in accordance with section 58 of the Broadcasting Act 1990, in each of the last five years, was:
£ million 1997–98 16.7 1998–99 16.3 1999–2000 16.9 2000–01 16.0 2001–02 16.4