HC Deb 18 June 1991 vol 193 cc100-1W
Mr. Graham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many times hospitals have been visited by television detector teams; and if he will list the hospitals;

(2) how many television licences are held by patients in hospitals in the United Kingdom; and if he will list the hospitals and number of licences held by patients in each hospital showing separately the figures for the national health service and private hospitals.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Under the Broadcasting Act 1990 responsibility for issuing TV licences and enforcing the licensing requirement was transferred to the BBC with effect from 1 April 1991. It also now controls the TV licensing records. Such questions therefore fall to be answered by the BBC.