BBC Pay Debate
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Caroline Johnson
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(6 years, 4 months ago)
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Matt Hancock
I am sure that the BBC will have heard the strength of feeling in this House that the hon. Lady has just articulated.
Dr Caroline Johnson (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con)
Like the new Secretary of State, I love the BBC, but I welcome the approach he has taken to ensure that there is full transparency regarding how public money is spent. When spending public money, it is important to ensure both that there is gender equality and that the wages are justified. Will he be asking the BBC to justify why some stars are paid 25 times as much as we pay a transplant surgeon and 80 times what we pay a nurse?
Matt Hancock
My hon. Friend brings up reasonable comparisons. I compared the pay of foreign ambassadors with that of BBC editors. All these jobs are in public service, and when one is in the service of the public, restraint is necessary.