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Bradshaw to back licence fee plan Bradshaw to back licence fee plan
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The culture secretary is to make a speech in which he is expected to defend plans to use part of the licence fee to fund regional ITV news. The culture secretary is to make a speech in which he is expected to defend plans to use part of the TV licence fee to fund regional ITV news.
Ben Bradshaw's department has published research suggesting more than half of the public supported the plan.Ben Bradshaw's department has published research suggesting more than half of the public supported the plan.
This contrasts with a survey for the BBC Trust which suggested most licence-payers would prefer lower licence fees.This contrasts with a survey for the BBC Trust which suggested most licence-payers would prefer lower licence fees.
Mr Bradshaw will deliver his speech at the Royal Television Society's Cambridge convention.Mr Bradshaw will deliver his speech at the Royal Television Society's Cambridge convention.
The culture secretary criticised the BBC's leadership in the summer for opposing proposals to split the licence fee, so-called top slicing.The culture secretary criticised the BBC's leadership in the summer for opposing proposals to split the licence fee, so-called top slicing.
The government wants to use a small part of the money after 2012 to maintain regional news on ITV1, which can no longer afford to provide it.The government wants to use a small part of the money after 2012 to maintain regional news on ITV1, which can no longer afford to provide it.
The BBC says that would break the historic funding link between it and its audiences, reducing accountability.The BBC says that would break the historic funding link between it and its audiences, reducing accountability.
In his speech Mr Bradshaw will say that a culture department survey suggests 65% of those people questioned supported the idea of funding regional ITV news.In his speech Mr Bradshaw will say that a culture department survey suggests 65% of those people questioned supported the idea of funding regional ITV news.
But the shadow culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said other research suggested that if there was spare money at the BBC, the public wanted it back.But the shadow culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said other research suggested that if there was spare money at the BBC, the public wanted it back.