AIB submits evidence on BBC World Service funding
AIB submits evidence on BBC World Service funding
Shortly before the UK General Election was called, the AIB Secretariat was approached to make a submission to the UK Parliament’s Commons Select Committee – International Development Committee Inquiry into future funding of BBC World Service.
We prepared a submission over a very short time frame in order to meet the Inquiry’s deadline for written evidence. You can read the AIB submission at: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/130501/pdf/. Other evidence submitted can be accessed at: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/8391/future-funding-of-the-bbc-world-service/publications/written-evidence/.
The Inquiry is now suspended until the International Development Committee is reconvened following the UK election and it may be that the AIB will be invited to provide additional oral evidence to the Inquiry.
This type of submission to support members is something that the AIB Secretariat has done many times over the past three decades and we stand ready to support all members with evidence to key stakeholders when the occasion demands. The Secretariat can also assist in live events in parliamentary inquiries or other stakeholder events.
To explore how AIB membership can benefit your organisation, contact the AIB Secretariat.
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