Television Licences

HC Deb 15 June 1993 vol 226 cc510-1W

Mr. Alan W. Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many people paid their television licences at a concessionary rate in each year since 1985.

Mr. Brooke

The estimated number of households covered by a concessionary television for each year since 1985–86 is as follows:

Period	Number
1985–86	502,000
1986–87	554,000
1987–88	596,000
1988–89	645,000

Period	Number
1989–90	688,000
1990–91	635,000
1991–92	630,000
1992–93	639,000