§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Prime Minister what is the estimated cost of providing a free television licence for all pensioners on supplementary benefit, as recommended by the Peacock committee.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Peacock committee estimated that the maximum loss of licence fee revenue per year which would result from exempting from the licence fee all pensioners drawing supplementary pension, in households wholly dependent on a pension, would be in the order of £80 million. Further work to refine this estimate is in progress. The committee also recommended a separate licence fee of not less than £10 should be charged for car radio, which the committee estimated could yield an equivalent sum.