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Written question asked by Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 18 May 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 June 2026. It was answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation: Finance

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 28 April (HL16450) and the Written Answer by Baroness Lloyd of Effra on 29 April (HL16530), how much the UK gave to the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation as membership contribution; and what percentage of the overall budget this represented, for 2025–26, 2020–21, 2015–16, 2010–11, 2005–06 and 2000–01.

Answer

The figures are set out below:

Financial Year

UK Membership

Contribution

% of Budget

2000-01

£600,000

19.0

2005-06

£20,000

0.7

2010-11

£20,000

1.0

2015-16

£20,000

0.8

2020-21

£25,000

1.1

2025-26

£35,000

2.3


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL182
Session
2026-27
Related items
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Finance Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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