Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 18 March 1968.
I am trying to follow the right hon. Gentleman's argument closely, but if he reads what he has said he will find that it does not make sense. Surely the fact is that if the licence fee increases and the B.B.C. spends more on paying various people and employing more resources, the demand on resources must increase.