Diolch, First Minister. As a former member of the BBC Broadcasting Council for Wales, I want to declare for the record.

Since the Tories took control of the UK Government in 2010, the BBC's budget has taken an estimated 30 per cent cut in real terms. Now Nadine Dorries and the Tories want to propose a further two-year freeze in the licence fee, and that's equivalent to the entire UK radio budget. First Minister, the cost of the BBC is 43p a day, yet its true cost is immeasurable in public sector duty and global reputation. BBC Cymru Wales has been the key lead media organisation for reporting, analysing and conveying the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales and the Welsh Government and Senedd Cymru response to it.

First Minister, David Dimbleby wrote to The Times last week to suggest that the BBC should consider proposing to the Government a different method for levying its funding, based on the council tax rate bands, and those in band A would pay the most for possession of a tv set and those in band D, the least. First Minister, what is the Welsh Government's view on this and what can the Welsh Government do to defend our BBC against this outrageous act on it by the Tories, which will erode journalism by stealth?