Television Licence Fee

HC Deb 09 March 1995 vol 256 c279W

Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage when he expects to seek parliamentary authority for an increase in the television fee.

Mr. Dorrell

On 1 December 1994,Official Report, column 805, I announced that, from 1 April 1995, the fee for a colour television licence would increase to £86.50 and that for a monochrome licence to £28.50. I have today laid before the House the regulations necessary to bring these fees into force.