Television Licences

HC Deb 18 December 1980 vol 996 c263W

Mr. Iain Mills

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of television licences issued during 1978, 1979 and 1980.

Mr. Brittan

The available information is as follows:

Number of licences in force at 31 March
	Thousands
1978	18,149
1979	*18,381
1980	*18,285
* Industrial action and other factors lowered the numbers on these dates.

The most recent available informantion is that at 30 November 1980, when there were 18,518,000 television licences in force.