§ Mr. Peter BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many over 75s in The Wrekin will qualify for free television licences from November. [133198]
§ Janet AndersonEveryone aged 75 or over will be entitled to benefit from a free television licence from 1 November this year, but television licences cover households rather than individuals. Exact figures on the number of households which will benefit from the concession are not available. However, the 1991 Census New Parliamentary Constituency Monitor, published by the Office for National Statistics, shows the population of The Wrekin constituency as 76,207, of which 2.3 per cent. were men aged 75 and over and 4.0 per cent. were women aged 75 and over.
Mr. Michael J. FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people aged over 75 in(a) Worcester and (b) Mid-Worcestershire will qualify for free television licences from November. [133769]
§ Janet AndersonEveryone aged 75 or over will be entitled to benefit from a free television licence from 1 November this year, but television licences cover households rather than individuals. Exact figures on the number of households which will benefit from the concession are not available. However, the 1991 Census New Parliamentary Constituency Monitor, published by the Office for National Statistics, shows the population of the Worcester constituency as 81,755, of which 2.3 per cent. were men aged 75 and over and 4.2 per cent. were women aged 75 and over. The population of the Mid-Worcestershire constituency was 81,652, of which 2.4 per cent. were men aged 75 and over and 4.4 per cent. were women aged 75 and over.