I will come to that. Of course, future Governments will have to make their own arrangements in negotiations with the BBC. The BBC licence fee is a tax. Of course, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the elected Government have a say in how taxes are raised and spent.
Digital Economy Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Ashton of Hyde
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 8 February 2017.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Digital Economy Bill.
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778 c1748 
Session
2016-17
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