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My hon. Friend is right: there are further conversations that we can have with the BBC.

I agree with the hon. Lady. The point about the talent pipeline is very important.

You will not forgive me, Mr Speaker, if I answer the second part of the question all over again, but in relation to the first part, the hon.

As I have said, I think that we need to look carefully at the balance between the elements that the hon. Gentleman has mentioned.

I think we must be concerned with all similar transactions in this space, because that is important for the reasons that we have given.

Yes, I will certainly seek to do that.

For the reasons I have just given, I will not comment on the nature of the transaction itself. The hon.

We can all do our bit to ensure we support our local titles.

The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point—one that had not yet surfaced in this conversation.

I am now alerted to that.