§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, when giving consideration to the BBC's request for a higher licence fee and for any new system of raising the fee, he will take steps to ensure that the listening and viewing public will have the right to complain and investigate cases of gross inefficiency and wasteful expenditure on the part of the BBC before any increases are made.
§ Mr. WhitelawIn considering the level of the television licence fees I have regard, among other things, both to the general financial needs of the BBC and to what is fair to the licence holder. Day-to-day management is essentially a matter for the corporation. Members of the public may, of course, complain to the BBC about its day-to-day activities and the corporation would give such complaints due consideration.