HC Deb 27 July 1976 vol 916 c138W
Dr. Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many television licences, for colour and monochrome sets, respectively, were valid on the latest date for which the figures are available; and what were the corresponding figures: (a) a year earlier and (b) two years earlier.

Mr. John

There were 8,871,106 colour and 9,008,196 monochrome television licences in force on 31st May 1976. The corresponding figures for the two preceding years were:

Colour Monochrome
31st May 1974 5,795,421 11,558,914
31st May 1975 7,732.128 9,888,672