Funding of the BBC World Service
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on funding of the BBC World Service at 3pm on 26 June 2025. The debate will be opened by Peter Prinsley MP.

This House of Commons Library briefing paper summarises what guidelines say about the display of adult magazines in shops.
Adult magazines in shops (339 KB , PDF)
The availability of “soft” pornography and “men’s lifestyle” magazines in newsagents and shops has been criticised as these titles are often on display where they can be seen by children.
What do the guidelines say?
Top shelf material
Guidelines issued by the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) advise that “soft” pornography should be placed on the top shelf of newsagents.
Other material
The NFRN guidelines recommend that “men’s lifestyle” magazines – sometimes referred to as “lads’ mags” – should not be displayed next to children’s titles or at eye-level or below. If this is not possible – e.g. where there is limited display space – the NFRN says that front covers can be part-overlapped with other titles to minimise offence to parents.
Guidance issued by the Association of Convenience Stores makes similar recommendations. It also suggests the use of “modesty boards”.
Adult magazines in shops (339 KB , PDF)
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on funding of the BBC World Service at 3pm on 26 June 2025. The debate will be opened by Peter Prinsley MP.
This briefing provides statistics on the TV licence fee and general television viewing trends. TV licence fee revenues in 2023/24 were £3.66 billion. Total BBC income in 2023/24 was £5.4 billion. TV licence fee revenues accounted for around 68/% of total income.
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on intellectual property at 2:30pm on 23 April 2025. The debate will be opened by James Frith MP.