§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many successful prosecutions took place for television licence evasion in the BB postcode area in each year since 1996. [90644]
§ Janet AndersonThe number of convictions for television licence evasion in the BB postcode area during the period in question was:
Year Number 1996–97 1,414 1997–98 1,007 1998–99 934