HC Deb 27 July 1977 vol 936 cc317-8W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, as a means of supporting the Government's policy of controlling inflation and limiting wage increases to 10 per cent., he will refuse permission to the BBC to increase the cost of television licences.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

Any decision I make about television licence fees will take account of all the relevant considerations at the time.