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As the right hon. Gentleman has asked a straight question, may I read to him from the coalition agreement? It states:""We will maintain the independence of the BBC"—" a Liberal Democrat policy—""and give the National Audit Office full access to the BBC's accounts to ensure transparency."" That was also a Liberal Democrat proposal. The agreement refers to the policy that we have already mentioned about partnerships between newspapers and radio. It refers to""free entry to national museums"," work to deliver the Olympic games,""moving to a 'gross profits tax' system for the National Lottery"," the use of dormant betting accounts and""reform of football governance rules"." It also states:""We will cut red tape to encourage the performance of more live music."" I think that the right hon. Gentleman will recognise each and every one of those as a Liberal Democrat policy, and if he looks in other parts of the coalition programme, he will also notice reference to, for example, minimum pricing for alcohol and other measures. I think that he can be confident that we have played our part.