Neil Carmichael
Main Page: Neil Carmichael (Conservative - Stroud)(12 years, 1 month ago)
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Maria Miller
My hon. Friend says that we need to ensure that the BBC acknowledges the role of Parliament. I am sure that is absolutely right, although I am sure that we cannot stop the BBC occasionally wanting to ensure that it holds us to account as well.
Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con)
We all want a respected and independent BBC, so does the Secretary of State agree that although stability is important, so too would be change in middle management and editorial control?