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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 26 January 2011. It occurred during Urgent question on BBC World Service.
I point out to my right hon. Friend that there are merits in the changes to the Russian and Chinese services, for the reasons that I have given about changing patterns of usage. It is not clear that if the BBC World Service had a few million pounds extra, keeping those services exactly as they are would be the best use of that money. However, that would be for the World Service to decide. I am looking at whether additional funding can be provided in this financial year to help with the restructuring costs. It is not impossible that we will find some additional money for the World Service. A good part of the public money that is spent on the World Service is ODA-able—official development assistance—expenditure, so it falls within that category. I think that my colleagues in the Department for International Development and all other Departments would agree with my assessment that public spending discipline has to apply to all parts of the public sector, including the BBC World Service.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
522 c298-9 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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