§ Shona McIsaacTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the cost of extending free TV licences for pensioners aged over 75 years to(a) 70 to 74 and (b) 65 to 69-year-olds. [128564]
§ Janet AndersonFor the UK in the year 2000–01 the additional annual cost of extending free TV licences to
- (a) 65–69 year olds is £200 million, and
- (b) 70–74 year olds is £200 million.