§ 38. Sir HARRY BRITTAINasked the Postmaster-General whether the 2s. 6d. taken by his Department out of each 10s. received for a wireless licence includes anything other than the cost of collection , and, if so, will he say to what the surplus is applied?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Sir William Mitchell-Thomson)The whole of the revenue from wireless licence fees is paid into the Exchequer. The sum payable to the British Broadcasting Company is provided by Parliament and is charged upon the Post Office Vote, which also bears the cost of the issue and renewal of licences, the detection and prosecution of defaulters and general administrative control and accounting.