HC Deb 17 May 1999 vol 331 c277W
23. Mr. Purchase

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he expects to receive the report of the viewers panel on concessionary television licences; and if he will make a statement. [83431]

Mr. Chris Smith

The BBC funding review panel, whose terms of reference include a consideration of the structure of the concessionary licence scheme and possible alternatives, will report to me by the end of July this year.