HC Deb 08 February 1993 vol 218 cc408-9W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what has been the total income of the BBC in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and how much and what percentage of that income was derived from the licence fee in each of those years.

Mr. Brooke

[holding answer 4 February 1993]: The information requested is set out in the table.

Year Net licence fee income £ million Total income £ million Licence fee income as a percentage of total income Per cent.
1982–83 683.2 694.4 98.39
1983–84 702.0 718.9 97.65
1984–85 723.1 736.0 98.25
1985–86 922.9 935.7 98.63
1986–87 960.7 983.2 97.71
1987–88 1,019.6 1,069.6 95.33
1988–89 1,080.1 1,116.4 96.75
1989–90 1,171.5 1,212.6 96.61
1990–91 1,274.6 1,298.8 98.14
1991–92 1,393.6 1,413.4 98.53