§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many convictions have been successful in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years for the viewing of a television set without a licence. [HL3584]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey)The number of convictions for installation or use of television without a licence recorded by TV Licensing in each of the past five years was:
Year Number of convictions 1998 822 1999 527 2000 987 2001 1,022 2002 1,448