HC Deb 22 January 1990 vol 165 c513W
Mr. Canavan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received about concessionary television licences for retirement pensioners.

Mr. Mellor

In 1989 we received 212 letters and four petitions calling for reduced price or free television licences for pensioners. One hundred and one of the letters were from hon. Members and three of the petitions were submitted through them.