Covid-19: Public Interest Reporting Debate
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Lord Adonis
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(4 years, 1 month ago)
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Baroness Barran
The noble Lord has covered a number of points. I absolutely echo his sentiment about the importance of journalists and those involved in public service broadcasting at the moment; not only are they a trusted source of facts, but they will have a role to play in rallying communities and getting the message across about how we can keep ourselves and our families safe, and protect our NHS. Undoubtedly, they have a critical role. I know the noble Lord understands the pace at which government has had to work over the past couple of weeks. In a number of these areas, it may be worth waiting a couple more days and getting the solution right, rather than being too hasty.
Lord Adonis (Lab)
My Lords, might this be an appropriate moment for the over-75s to be given back their free licences?
Baroness Barran
The noble Lord might not be aware that an announcement was made about the changes to licences for the over-75s due to be effective from 1 August.