Channel 4 Privatisation Debate
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Lord Grocott
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Channel 4 Privatisation
Lord Grocott Excerpts(2 years, 7 months ago)
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Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con)
Channel 4 did a fantastic job in broadcasting the Paralympics, and indeed in bringing the entire country together to cheer on Emma Raducanu in the US Open final. We want it to keep doing that fantastic job in the years to come, and that is why we want to set it on the right path, so that it is a sustainable and successful organisation.
Lord Grocott (Lab)
I have been trying to follow the Minister’s logic over the last 14 minutes. Basically, he is saying that it is a wonderful company, doing a fantastic job, and so we need to change it fundamentally—that does not follow.
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con)
It is a wonderful company doing a fantastic job, but the last 40 years look very different from the next 40 years, and it is the job of a responsible Government to make sure that Channel 4 is fit to face those next 40 years.