§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans he has to extend the concessionary television licence fee scheme to cover all households where all the occupants are of pensionable age. [28946]
§ Mr. FisherThe Government have no plans to do so. To provide £5 concessionary licences for all pensioner households would cost approximately £437 million annually in lost television licence fee revenue.