§ Mr. Barnettasked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications if he will make a statement on the type of old people's accommodation in which pensioners are eligible for the concession to obtain a television licence for one shilling; and if it includes old people's flatlets or bungalows where there is a resident warden.
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§ Mr. Stonehouse:The old persons' home licence, at a charge of ls. per eligible resident, is available to retired people of pensionable age living in old persons' homes as defined in Regulation 2 of the Wireless Telegraphy (Broadcast Licence Charges and Exemption), Regulations 1970 (S.I. 1970 No. 548). Old people's flatlets and bungalows provided by or in conjunction with local authorities under Part V of the Housing Act, 1957 where there are some communal facilities, such as a resident warden, are eligible.