§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many television licences have been bought online in each year since the service became available. [158043]
§ Estelle MorrisFacilities for paying the television licence fee online have been available since December 1999. The BBC has provided the following information on the number of television licences paid for online in each calendar year since then:
Number of licences paid for online 1999 (December only) 59 2000 4,628 2001 59,137 2002 127,201 2003 178,642