§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications if he will make a statement on the progress made in the last three months in the detection of television and radio licence fee evaders; and whether he will give figures showing the increase in numbers of licences issued in England and Wales, and Scotland, respectively, in the same period.
§ Mr. StonehouseIn the three months ending 31st October, the number of combined television and radio licences in England and Wales rose from 13,923,000 to 13,983,000 and in Scotland from 1,397,000 to 1,407,000.