§ 29. Mr. Barronasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consider introducing concessionary television licences for people of retirement age; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Giles ShawConcessionary licences are already available for the occupants of accommodation provided specially for retired persons of pensionable age which satisfies the requirements of the Wireless Telegraphy (Broadcasting Licence Charges and Exemption) Regulations 1984. We have no immediate proposals for further changes to the scheme, but it is clearly bound up with the larger question of the arrangements for financing the BBC through the television licence fee which have been examined by the Peacock committee.