HC Deb 10 June 1959 vol 606 cc102-3W
78. Mr. Hunter

asked the Postmaster-General what were the total amounts received by the Post Office for sound radio licences, and combined television

Calendar Year Receipts (excluding Excise Duty) Numbers of licences sold
Sound only Combined Sound and Television Sound only Combined Sound and Television
£ £
1956 … … 7,824,410 19,730,489 7,886,920 6,577,964
1957 … … 6,841,988 23,341,332 6,904,096 7,782,042
1958 … … 5,870,857 26,870,561 5,930,249 8,959,169

84. Sir N. Hulbert

asked the Postmaster-General how many television licences were in issue in the county borough of Stockport on 1st June, 1951, 1st June, 1955, and 1st June, 1959.

Mr. K. Thompson

Separate figures for the county borough of Stockport are not available. In the Stockport Head Office district the latest available figures show that there were 54,523 television licences in force on 30th April, 1959. Comparative figures for 30th April, 1951, and 30th April, 1955, were 3,264 and 31,520, respectively.