Mr. Brian Greene:

I am a graduate of Learning Waves and the wonderful programme of training it has, and I went on to become the manager of Phoenix FM. In community media we go on to use the social benefit fund that currently exists to train hundreds of people every year in a range of training in how to become part of a community radio station and take part and be involved. It goes a very long way. People then become volunteers and stay in media. There was a question about the Future of Media Commission and what it might have missed. I do not believe that it missed anything but there is one recommendation it made that the Government is not taking on, which is around the core funding. In the legislation that is going through at the moment, and future legislation from the European Union directive, they are keeping in the possibility to levy streamers. Perhaps lack of innovation around the television licence being adapted might lead to funding coming from that levy being exercised. The ability to exercise that levy is being left in the legislation. Maybe this is a possibility for future funding to disseminate across newspapers, local radio and community radio, that are in the room today.