Television Licence Fees (Hansard, 5 July 1994)

HC Deb 05 July 1994 vol 246 c178W 178W

§ Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will publish his estimate of the cost of BBC revenues of a 25 per cent. reduction of television licence fees for all single pensioners living alone in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) Wales.

§ Mr. Brooke
The estimated cost in lost television licence revenue of introducing a 25 per cent. reduction in televison licences for all single pensioners living alone in the United Kingdom would be £63 million. Separate estimates by country are not available.