Sir Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to (a) ensure the funding of the BBC Monitoring service and (b) restore dedicated funding for BBC Monitoring by her Department.  [113435]

[Due for Answer on 25 February]

ANSWER

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean (Chris Elmore): As the Rt Hon Member was told in the response of 10 February 2025 to Question 28444, the Government does not provide any funding to BBC Monitoring. That remains a matter for the BBC itself.