§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what would be the cost of making television licences available at(a) no cost, (b) £5, (c) £10, (d) £15 and (e) £20 for (i) all pensioners, (ii) pensioners over 75 years and (iii) pensioners over 80 years. [22481]
§ Mr. Sproat[holding answer 22 March 1996]: The information requested is contained in the following table. The estimates assume that the current number of pensioner households with television remains unchanged.
Estimated licence fee revenue loss under different levels of licence fee for pensioners Cost of TV licence (i) For all pensioners (£ million) (ii) For pensioners over 75 years (£ million) (iii) For pensioners over 80 years (£ million) (a) no cost 540 190 80 (b)£5 510 175 75 (c) £10 480 165 70 (d) £15 445 155 65 (e) £20 415 145 60 Figures are rounded to the nearest £5 million.