HC Deb 19 July 1994 vol 247 cc101-2W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will review the operation and the practice of the television licence office in agreeing or refusing concessionary licence fees to pensioners in sheltered accommodation.

Mr. Brooke

Under section 180 of the Broadcasting Act 1990, responsibility for the administration of the television licensing system, including the concessionary licence scheme, passed to the BBC with effect from 1 April 1991. TV Licensing acts as the BBC's agents in the administration of the television licensing system, and I have no power to intervene.