Television Licence (Hansard, 17 May 2000)

HC Deb 17 May 2000 vol 350 cc125-6W 125W

§ Mr. MacShane
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the total cost was of administering the television licence system(a) in cash terms and (b) as a percentage of BBC licence fee revenue in each of the last 10 years. [122451]
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§ Janet Anderson
The cost administering the television licensing system in the 10 years to 1998–99, the latest year for which figures are available, was as follows:

Cost of administering the television licensing system

Year £ million As a percentage of licence fee revenue

1989–90 81.0 6.6

1990–91 84.3 6.2

1991–92 91.5 6.2

1992–93 92.5 5.8

1993–94 89.2 5.3

1994–95 91.0 5.2

1995–96 95.0 5.2

1996–97 96.9 5.1

1997–98 109.5 5.5

1998–99 133.1 6.1

Cost of administering the television licensing system
Year	£ million	As a percentage of licence fee revenue
1989–90	81.0	6.6
1990–91	84.3	6.2
1991–92	91.5	6.2
1992–93	92.5	5.8
1993–94	89.2	5.3
1994–95	91.0	5.2
1995–96	95.0	5.2
1996–97	96.9	5.1
1997–98	109.5	5.5
1998–99	133.1	6.1