Labour MP Lisa Nandy arrives at 10 Downing Street, London, following the landslide General Election victory for the Labour Party
Last year, Ms Frazer announced a review into the TV licence fee, which funds much of the BBC as the household charge was raised by £10.50, taking the total to £169.50, following a two-year freeze of it.Under the BBC Funding Model Review’s terms of reference, an expert panel will consider what corporation services could become fully commercial and how much business revenue the broadcaster could generate.
Ms Nandy’s party has committed in its manifesto that it will work “constructively with the BBC and our other public service broadcasters”, making culture and the arts more accessible and investing in the creative industry as part of its industrial strategy. “We look forward to meeting with her as soon as possible so we can begin the work of getting British music back to its rightful position as the beating heart of our towns and cities.”
“There is a serious point behind this because as well as providing those opportunities for young people from every part of the country and the culture and the history and the identity that goes with it, it means we’re reflected in the national story.”UK Music and performing arts union Equity both warned the Government that their sectors need help.