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Jason McCartney Excerpts
Monday 12th November 2012

(11 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Maria Miller Portrait Maria Miller
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Absolutely yes.

Jason McCartney Portrait Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con)
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It is clear that a great number of people are busy grinding their axe on this issue. I personally hope that the BBC can get back to doing what it does best: quality programming and world-leading journalism. However, so that more funds from the licence fee payers are not diverted away from that and so they do not have to pay twice, will my right hon. Friend join me in suggesting that some of the outgoing director-general’s pay-off could be set aside for—I would not want to prejudge anything—any future payments that might have to be made?

Maria Miller Portrait Maria Miller
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All these are things that I am sure the Trust and the executive will be looking at.