§ Mr. KaufmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if the statement in paragraph 5 of his Memorandum, Cm 4258, dated February 1999, that the review will not reconsider the current five-year formula for the level of the income fee until 2002, remains the policy of Her Majesty's Government. [108453]
§ Janet Anderson[holding answer 4 February 2000]: Although the formula was not included in the terms of reference, the independent review panel, chaired by Gavyn Davies, did consider the possibility of reopening the five-year formula and, in reaching our decisions, we are taking account of the panel's views on this.