麻豆社

The 麻豆社 recognises it has a responsibility to help sustain the wider public service broadcasting sector and believes it can most effectively do this by seeking to create new value through partnerships, rather than simply reallocating existing funds.

The question of contestable funding is for the Government, but the source of that funding and the governance would require careful consideration. The Trust would only support proposals that did not compromise the 麻豆社's ability to continue to deliver its public services for licence fee payers.

On the suggestion of diverting any digital underspend, switchover is still in the early stages so it is not possible to take a view on the potential sums involved and there would be a number of potential calls on the money. But it is important to remember that these funds come from licence fee payers, so returning any underspend to them should be an option that remains on the table.

More widely, the constitution of the 麻豆社 is matter for Government. But the Charter delivers stability and independence for the 麻豆社 which is in the interests of licence fee payers, principles that should not be compromised. The public has clearly rejected the idea of stronger direct control of the 麻豆社 by Parliament.