§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out the costs of introducing the free television licence for those persons aged over 75 years in each of the next 10 years. [98510]
§ Janet AndersonI have been asked to reply.
156WThe estimated cost of the concession in the first full year is around £290 million. Costs in future years will depend on the number of households with a person aged 75 years or over and the level of the television licence fee, which is not fixed for the next ten years.