§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department for all European Community countries what is the pound sterling equivalent rate for television licences and the systems and conditions that apply for hotels and other multiple users.
§ Mr. HurdI understand that in July 1983 European Community countries operating television licensing systems charged licence fees equivalent to the following:
Monochrome £
Colour £
Belgium* 33.37 52.14 Denmark 44.29 74.74 France* 25.72 38.96 Germany* 37.31 37.31 Ireland* 26.77 40.94 Italy* 17.92 33.13 Netherlands* 34.08 34.08 United Kingdom 15.00 46.00 * Advertising is carried on at least one of the services supported by the licence fee. In some of these countries the fees will have been increased since then.
We have no information on how the licence fee requirements apply to hotels or similar establishments in other countries.