HC Deb 10 March 1978 vol 945 cc792-3W
Mr. Moate

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what reduction in the broadcasting licence fee is available to the registered blind; if he will give consideration to providing a similar concession to those registered as partially sighted and who may be able to distinguish objects no better than some who are registered as blind; and what would be the cost of such a concession.

Mr. John

The reduction in the television licence fee for the registered blind is £1.25p. The provision of the same concession to those people currently registered as partially sighted would cost about £60,000 in lost licence revenue. The Government are at present considering the report of the Annan Committee which included a recommendation that no new concessions on television licence fees should be introduced but that the existing fee reduction for the blind should remain.