is good for democracy. can i ask the secretary of state how we can ensure we do not lose out on that front? democracy, critically local democracy, is at the heart of a lot of what the bbc does. that is why it will be an important element of conversations we have moving forward and an important contribution. as i have said a number of times, the discussions, the debates which will have in this place, the evidence that we will take moving forward, it hasn t begun. we are six, seven years away. that is the consultation we will have here, the evidence we will gather here, the debates and discussions we will have. those discussions we will have. those discussions will start shortly. we are talking about the new funding model that will start in 2028. my ri . ht model that will start in 2028. ni right honourable model that will start in 2028. m: right honourable friend model that will start in 2028. m; right honourable friend will be aware that last year at the number of tv licenses purchased