HC Deb 06 July 1999 vol 334 cc459-60W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many successful prosecutions took place in the Preston Television Licensing enquiry office area for each year since 1992. [89550]

Janet Anderson

From April 1993, the Preston TV Licensing enquiry office (TVLEO) area also included Morecambe. From December 1996, the Preston TVLEO area was incorporated into TV Licensing's Northern Region; figures from 1996–97 onwards therefore relate to addresses with the PR postcode. The number of convictions for television licence evasion during the period in question was:

Number of convictions
1992–93
(Preston TVLEO) 5,360
1993–94
(Preston TVLEO) including Morecambe 6,569
1994–95
(Preston TVLEO) 5,503
1995–96
(Preston TVLEO) 5,165
1996–97
(PR Postcode) 1,058
1997–98
(PR Postcode) 757
1998–99
(PR Postcode) 522