Video: Jimmy Savile: Culture Secretary Maria Miller stresses importance of BBC inquiries Maria Miller was speaking after it emerged that she wrote to Lord Patten of Barnes, chairman of the BBC Trust, following an appearance by George Entwistle, the director-general, before MPs. She said that it was "vital" that three independent inquiries set up by the BBC to investigate child abuse, the axed Newsnight exposé and sexual harassment "are able to follow the evidence wherever it takes them." In a terse reply, Lord Patten promised a "comprehensive" investigation, but also delivered a thinly veiled warning that the Government should not wade into the row, adding: "I know that you will not want to give any impression that you are questioning the independence of the BBC." Mr Entwistle was accused by MPs of failing to "get a grip" on the corporation. He disclosed that nine current and former BBC staff members, including Savile, now face allegations of child sex abuse.