§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list the dates on which fees administered by the Home Office were last increased, and say how much they have risen during the lifetime of the present Government.
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Elton)The Home Office has responsibility for a large number of fees, and the cost of compiling details about all of them in the form requested would be disproportionate. For illustrative purposes, however, I give details below of the main fees which my right honourable friend the Home Secretary sets.1436WA
Fees Date of last increase % increase since May 1979 Controlled drug licence fee April 1974 68 Firearms fees July 1980 64 Fees issued under the Gaming Act 1968 April 1984 93 Liquor Licensing fees January 1981 62 Naturalisation and registration fees under the British Nationality Act (fee tariffs were simplified in April 1984 and most fees were reduced) April 1984 62 Passport fees (a Home Office responsibilitv since April 1984) November 1983 36 Television licence fee— colour December 1981 84 December 1981 50