§ Mr. Tinnasked the Postmaster-General (1) what is the estimated cost of relieving recipients of supplementary benefits from the obligation of purchasing a licence for their television receivers:
92W(2) what is the estimated cost of reducing the television licence fee by £I for those receiving supplementary benefits; and what proportion this represents of the revenue from these licences.
§ Mr. StonehouseI appreciate my hon. Friend's concern but benefits in kind, such as licence concessions, are not the right way to help people in need. I understand there are over 2½million people in receipt of supplementary benefits. Not all of them would need television licences.